diff --git a/.github/workflows/sharness.yml b/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
index dbb4a5d192ddb4e0b04bc0be65fbc8a4a460548b..efc576350a44963e772834531fd2ffa2177892c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: kubo
       - name: Install missing tools
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y socat net-tools fish libxml2-utils
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y socat=1.7.4.4-2 net-tools fish libxml2-utils
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: test/sharness/lib/dependencies