diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index b300688..2fabf37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ jobs:
   test:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CC: gcc-12
+      CXX: g++-12
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]