diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index 75720370..5f02c1a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         config:
           - {os: macOS-latest, r: 'release'}
-          - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
+          - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release', rtools: '42'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'oldrel-1'}
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
+          rtools-version: '42'
           http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
           use-public-rspm: true