diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 261602ae..e87c9cfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         mpi: [nompi, mpich]
+        libxc: [6, 7]
         config: [Debug]
+      exclude:
+        - mpi: mpich
+          libxc: 6
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
@@ -61,9 +65,14 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install BLAS
       run: mamba install openblas libopenblas
 
-    - name: Install libxc
+    - name: Install libxc (6.2.2)
+      if: contains(matrix.libxc, '6')
       run: mamba install libxc=6.2.2
 
+    - name: Install libxc (7.0.0)
+      if: contains(matrix.libxc, '7')
+      run: mamba install libxc=7.0.0
+
     - name: Set libxc search path
       run: echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CONDA_PREFIX}/" >> $GITHUB_ENV