diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-python.yml b/.github/workflows/build-python.yml
index 981b31381a..cfaf4e9e3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-python.yml
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
+          version: 3.19.3 # pdm init broken with pdm>=3.20
           cache: false
       - name: Build wheel
         run: pdm build