diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8390e16..04005c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ jobs:
           target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
           args: "--workspace --release"
+          # This works around the issue in https://github.com/cross-rs/cross/issues/1450. The `main`
+          # branch updated its images long ago, but the last cross release, 0.2.5, is still using
+          # Ubuntu 16.04 as the base for some images.
+          cross-version: 4090beca3cfffa44371a5bba524de3a578aa46c3
       - name: Run tests
         uses: houseabsolute/actions-rust-cross@v1
         with:
@@ -108,4 +112,5 @@ jobs:
           target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
           args: "--workspace --release"
+          cross-version: 4090beca3cfffa44371a5bba524de3a578aa46c3
         if: ${{ !matrix.platform.skip-tests }}