diff --git a/.github/workflows/haskell-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/haskell-ci.yml
index 10c60f9..ebcbbdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/haskell-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/haskell-ci.yml
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "packages: ${PKGDIR_blank_canvas_examples}" >> cabal.project
           echo "packages: ${PKGDIR_wiki_suite}" >> cabal.project
           cat >> cabal.project <<EOF
+          allow-newer: websockets:containers
+
           source-repository-package
             type:     git
             location: https://github.com/ku-fpg/javascript-bridge
diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index 6830794..28961a6 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ source-repository-package
   type: git
   location: https://github.com/ku-fpg/javascript-bridge
   tag: 683aff351c70c1ccb7cff6227fc14241ac4ada48
+
+-- Workaround until https://github.com/jaspervdj/websockets/pull/254 is merged
+allow-newer: websockets:containers