diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index f24edb5..86fc280 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y cmake build-essential meson ninja-build python3 python3-pip libgtest-dev
-          pip install meson
+          pip install meson==1.6.0
           # Compile gtest manually for Ubuntu
           cd /usr/src/googletest/googletest && sudo cmake . && sudo make && sudo cp lib/*.a /usr/lib