diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fbfc7f50..19e32662 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: switch to gcc-14 on linux
+      if: matrix.configurations.os == "ubuntu-latest"
+      run: |
+        sudo apt install gcc-14 g++-14
+        sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-14 100 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-14 --slave /usr/bin/gcov gcov /usr/bin/gcov-14
+        sudo update-alternatives --set gcc /usr/bin/gcc-14
     - name: Install ck
       run: sudo apt-get install libck-dev
     - name: make runtime