diff --git a/.github/workflows/flepicommon-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/flepicommon-ci.yml
index 7645a0980..9308b711b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flepicommon-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flepicommon-ci.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           lfs: true
-      - name: Setup R ${{ matrix.R-version }}
-        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
-        with:
-          r-version: ${{ matrix.R-version }}
+      - name: Install R
+        run: |
+          UBUNTU_VERSION=$( echo "$( lsb_release -r )" | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/\.//g' )
+          curl -O https://cdn.rstudio.com/r/ubuntu-${UBUNTU_VERSION}/pkgs/r-${R_VERSION}_1_amd64.deb
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install ./r-${R_VERSION}_1_amd64.deb
+          R --version
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          R_VERSION: ${{ matrix.R-version }}
       - name: Build flepicommon
         run: |
           R CMD build flepimop/R_packages/flepicommon/