diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
index a1c44181..33e94217 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ jobs:
         - name: Set system to non-interactive mode
           run: export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
         - name: install dependencies
-          run: |
-            sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes -qq git clang-format-12
+          - uses: BSFishy/pip-action@v1
+            with:
+              packages: |
+                clang-format==12.0.1
+          - run: |
+            sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes -qq git
         - name: check formatting
-          run: find . -regex '.*\.\(cpp\|hpp\)' | xargs clang-format-12 -style=file -i && git diff --exit-code --ignore-submodules
+          run: find . -regex '.*\.\(cpp\|hpp\)' | xargs clang-format -style=file -i && git diff --exit-code --ignore-submodules