diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index cbc50ba581f..ca0818d3a85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Rust ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN }} toolchain
         run: |
           curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile=minimal --default-toolchain ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN }}
-      - name: Pin the regex dependency
+      - name: Pin the syn and regex dependencies
         run: |
-          cd fuzz && cargo update -p regex --precise "1.9.6" --verbose
-          cd write-seeds && cargo update -p regex --precise "1.9.6" --verbose
+          cd fuzz && cargo update -p regex --precise "1.9.6" && cargo update -p syn --precise "2.0.106"
+          cd write-seeds && cargo update -p regex --precise "1.9.6" && cargo update -p syn --precise "2.0.106"
       - name: Sanity check fuzz targets on Rust ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN }}
         run: |
           cd fuzz
diff --git a/ci/ci-tests.sh b/ci/ci-tests.sh
index 65cdb42d395..f8551ee7a70 100755
--- a/ci/ci-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/ci-tests.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ function PIN_RELEASE_DEPS {
 	# Starting with version 1.39.0, the `tokio` crate has an MSRV of rustc 1.70.0
 	[ "$RUSTC_MINOR_VERSION" -lt 70 ] && cargo update -p tokio --precise "1.38.1" --verbose
 
+	# syn 2.0.107 requires rustc 1.68.0
+	[ "$RUSTC_MINOR_VERSION" -lt 68 ] && cargo update -p syn --precise "2.0.106" --verbose
+
 	return 0 # Don't fail the script if our rustc is higher than the last check
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ cargo test --verbose --color always
 echo -e "\n\nTesting upgrade from prior versions of LDK"
 pushd lightning-tests
 [ "$RUSTC_MINOR_VERSION" -lt 65 ] && cargo update -p regex --precise "1.9.6" --verbose
+[ "$RUSTC_MINOR_VERSION" -lt 68 ] && cargo update -p syn --precise "2.0.106" --verbose
 cargo test
 popd
 
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ cargo test -p lightning-invoice --verbose --color always --no-default-features -
 echo -e "\n\nTesting no_std build on a downstream no-std crate"
 # check no-std compatibility across dependencies
 pushd no-std-check
+[ "$RUSTC_MINOR_VERSION" -lt 68 ] && cargo update -p syn --precise "2.0.106" --verbose
 cargo check --verbose --color always
 [ "$CI_MINIMIZE_DISK_USAGE" != "" ] && cargo clean
 popd