diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index aada7cd6e8..bb7b90d196 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
       - name: Install system dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install gettext mariadb-client
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install gettext mariadb-client-10.3
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: pip3 install -e ".[dev]" mysqlclient psycopg2-binary
         working-directory: ./src