diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index deb7d40e2..1d5cc037b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Meson
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-          pip install meson
+          pip install meson==1.4.2
 
       - name: Setup MSVC
         if: matrix.config.os == 'windows-latest' && matrix.config.msvc == true