diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0ad99eb39..9419fedaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ jobs:
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       run: |
         apt-get update -yq
+        if [[ ${{matrix.qt}} == 5]]; then
+          wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash
+            export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+            [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+          nvm install 16.20.2
+          nvm use 16.20.2
+        fi
         apt-get -yq install software-properties-common
         apt-add-repository -y ppa:git-core/ppa
         apt-get update -yq