diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
index a13b0aa388..feefa00dfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           CC: ${{ matrix.cc }}
         run: |
           sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcov gcov /usr/bin/${CC/gcc/gcov} 100
-          pip install gcovr
+          pip install gcovr==5.0
 
       - name: Load ccache
         uses: actions/cache@v2