diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 0ed83b270..fe4a45f30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
-      - run: python -m pip install meson ninja
+      - run: python -m pip install meson==1.2.3 ninja # TODO: go back to using latest meson once https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/12544 is live
       - id: prepare
         run: python ./.github/prepare.py
         env:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
-      - run: python -m pip install meson ninja
+      - run: python -m pip install meson==1.2.3 ninja # TODO: go back to using latest meson once https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/12544 is live
       - if: matrix.bsh_build_platform == 'darwin'
         run: brew install bash coreutils
       - run: bash -c './.github/build.sh'