diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index a9e4ed758..191c6201a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Perl
         run: |
-          choco install strawberryperl
+          choco install strawberryperl --version=5.40.0
           echo "C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
           ##echo $env:PATH