diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index d4a5f70..d6ae649 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libxml2-dev libspatialite-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libxml2=2.9.10+dfsg-5 libxml2-dev libspatialite-dev
           export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
           # Print installed versions for debugging
           dpkg -l | grep libxml2
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           wget https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/libspatialite-sources/libspatialite-5.0.1.tar.gz
           tar xzf libspatialite-5.0.1.tar.gz
           cd libspatialite-5.0.1
-          ./configure
+          ./configure --with-proj=/usr/local
           make
           sudo make install
           sudo ldconfig
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN}}
-          files: lcov.info
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+          files: lcov.info