diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index 55c38d1628a..6c588d937b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           create-args: >-
             python=${{ matrix.python-version }}${{ matrix.optional-packages }}
             gmt=6.4.0
+            ghostscript=9.54.0
             numpy=${{ matrix.numpy-version }}
             pandas
             xarray
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
index a6dc9099e2f..874de06fce0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
             ninja
             curl
             fftw
-            ghostscript
+            ghostscript=9.54.0
             hdf5
             libblas
             libcblas