diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8a7eaaa..964ec35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install C deps
         run: |
           set -x
-          sudo apt-get install libibus-1.0-dev just
+          sudo apt-get install libibus-1.0-dev
         shell: bash
+      - name: install just
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          # create ~/bin
+          mkdir -p ~/bin
+          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://just.systems/install.sh | bash -s -- --to ~/bin
+          export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin"
+          echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      - run: just --help
       - name: Install bindgen
         run: |
           set -x