diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-tests.yml
index 6062ae23ab..1af0b5eec7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-tests.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.os.name == 'mac' }}
         run: |
           brew install lima docker docker-compose
-          brew upgrade qemu
+
+          brew uninstall --force qemu
+          curl -OSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/dc0669eca9479e9eeb495397ba3a7480aaa45c2e/Formula/qemu.rb
+          brew install ./qemu.rb
+
           limactl start --name=default template://docker
           echo "DOCKER_HOST=unix:///Users/runner/.lima/default/sock/docker.sock" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           mkdir -p ~/.docker/cli-plugins