diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_check.yml b/.github/workflows/build_check.yml
index ca5f4cb5b..f061f623a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_check.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install .
     - name: Install CCL from source
       run: |
-        conda install -c conda-forge cmake swig "cmake>=3.27"
+        conda install -c conda-forge cmake swig
         git clone https://github.com/LSSTDESC/CCL
         cd CCL
         git checkout v3.0.0