diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4dabe8e93c..6583d36179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -141,12 +141,8 @@ jobs:
           dotnet-version: "8.0.x"
 
       - name: Restore .NET workloads
-        # `dotnet workload restore` is bugged in .NET 7.0.101+ when restoring iOS projects,
-        # see https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/issues/16400.
-        run: dotnet workload install ios
-
-      - name: Select Xcode 16
-        run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.app/Contents/Developer
+        run: dotnet workload install ios --from-rollback-file workloads.json
 
       - name: Compile
         run: dotnet build -c Debug osu-framework.iOS.slnf
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-pack.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-pack.yml
index 65efbced09..88bc62e7ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-pack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-pack.yml
@@ -166,12 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           dotnet-version: "8.0.x"
 
       - name: Restore .NET Workloads
-        # `dotnet workload restore` is bugged in .NET 7.0.101+ when restoring iOS projects,
-        # see https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/issues/16400.
-        run: dotnet workload install ios
-
-      - name: Select Xcode 16
-        run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.app/Contents/Developer
+        run: dotnet workload install ios --from-rollback-file workloads.json
 
       - name: Pack (iOS Framework)
         run: dotnet pack -c Release osu.Framework.iOS /p:Version=${{ github.ref_name }} /p:GenerateDocumentationFile=true -o ${{steps.artifactsPath.outputs.nuget_artifacts}}
diff --git a/workloads.json b/workloads.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c27e7ead60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workloads.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "microsoft.net.sdk.ios": "17.2.8053/8.0.100"
+}