diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-apt-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/test-apt-packages.yml
index f4ec3dfba9..57d77b409e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-apt-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-apt-packages.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ jobs:
         upgrade-from:
           - "debian-official"
           - "axosyslog-last"
+        exclude:
+          # The official syslog-ng got removed from debian:testing because of libesmtp:
+          # https://tracker.debian.org/news/1550704/syslog-ng-removed-from-testing/
+          - distro: "debian:testing"
+            upgrade-from: "debian-official"
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: ${{ matrix.distro }}