diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 5b7f06ef..91f2fe78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install Fast-CDR
         shell: pwsh
         run: >
-          git clone https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-CDR.git;
+          git clone https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-CDR.git --branch 1.1.x;
           cmake -Ax64 -T host=x64 -B build\fastcdr Fast-CDR;
           cmake --build build\fastcdr --config Release --target install
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install Fast-CDR
         shell: pwsh
         run: >
-          git clone https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-CDR.git;
+          git clone https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-CDR.git --branch 1.1.x;
           cmake -Ax64 -T host=x64 -B build\fastcdr Fast-CDR;
           cmake --build build\fastcdr --config Debug --target install
 
diff --git a/docs/rst/developer_manual/installation/sources/linux.rst b/docs/rst/developer_manual/installation/sources/linux.rst
index 3ff30fc9..d8b39d91 100644
--- a/docs/rst/developer_manual/installation/sources/linux.rst
+++ b/docs/rst/developer_manual/installation/sources/linux.rst
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ Local installation
         .. code-block:: bash
 
             cd ~/Fast-DDS-Monitor
-            git clone https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-CDR.git
+            git clone https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-CDR.git --branch 1.1.x
             mkdir Fast-CDR/build
             cd Fast-CDR/build
             cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/Fast-DDS-Monitor/install