diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
index 4ab55253a7..88e4b158bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         compiler: [gfortran-10, gfortran-11, gfortran-12]
+        python-version: 3.11
     env:
       F90: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
       FC:  ${{ matrix.compiler }}
@@ -61,11 +62,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.11
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Setup conda
-      uses: s-weigand/setup-conda@v1.2.1
+      # uses: s-weigand/setup-conda@v1.2.1
+      # with:
+      #   python-version: 3.11
+      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3.0.3
       with:
-        python-version: 3.11
+        auto-update-conda: true
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install python packages
       run: conda install --yes cartopy matplotlib netcdf4
     # NetCDF C and FORTRAN libraries