diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1dca0a6..d82703f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -51,10 +51,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
+      - name: Install dependencies (ubuntu-latest, py3.8)
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade "setuptools<74" "virtualenv<=20.26.3" pip wheel
+          python -m pip install nox
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.8' }}
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel
           python -m pip install nox
+        if: ${{ ! (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.8') }}
 
       - name: Test with nox
         run: nox