diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9e0d63b3..963d91ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     # workaround for MSVC, can be removed when scikit-build includes https://github.com/scikit-build/scikit-build/pull/526
     - name: Prepare compiler environment for Windows
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.8.0
       with:
         arch: x64
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 2cee0067..bc354a67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         submodules: recursive
 
-    - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+    - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.8.0
       with:
         arch: x86
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         CIBW_TEST_EXTRAS: test
         CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: pytest {project}/tests
 
-    - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+    - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.8.0
       with:
         arch: x64