diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 3993a5d58..3e1f84726 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: >-
-           brew install gcc@7 meson pkg-config libedit pcre2 openssl@3
-           zlib libiconv
+           brew install gcc@12 meson pkg-config libedit pcre2 openssl zlib
+           libiconv
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: >-
-           CXX='g++-7' meson setup -Denable-debug-checks=true build_ci
+           export CC='gcc-12' CXX='g++-12';
+           meson setup -Denable-debug-checks=true build_ci
            && meson test -Cbuild_ci