diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 022f7622..596d9773 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,17 +21,13 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-image-dev
-          curl -L https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-${SDL2_VERSION}.tar.gz -o SDL2.tar.gz
-          tar -zxvf SDL2.tar.gz
-
-      - name: Build SDL
-        run: |
-          cd SDL2-${SDL2_VERSION}
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
-          ../configure --prefix /tmp/sdl2-${SDL2_VERSION}
-          make
-          make install
+ 
+      - name: Install SDL
+      - uses: libsdl-org/setup-sdl@main
+        id: sdl
+        with:
+          install-linux-dependencies: true
+          version: sdl2.0.8
 
       - name: Install V
         uses: vlang/setup-v@v1
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build sdl shared
         run: |
-          export CFLAGS="$(/tmp/sdl2-${SDL2_VERSION}/bin/sdl2-config --cflags --libs)"
           v -shared -g sdl
 
       - name: Run tests
@@ -66,13 +61,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build sdl examples
         run: |
           v shader sdl/examples/sdl_opengl_and_sokol
-          export CFLAGS="$(/tmp/sdl2-${SDL2_VERSION}/bin/sdl2-config --cflags --libs)"
           v run sdl/examples/versions
           v should-compile-all sdl/examples/
 
       - name: Test SDL version
         run: |
-          export CFLAGS="$(/tmp/sdl2-${SDL2_VERSION}/bin/sdl2-config --cflags --libs)"
           VER="$(v run sdl/examples/version)"
           echo "${SDL2_VERSION} == $VER ?"
           test "${SDL2_VERSION}" = "$VER" || exit 1
@@ -94,17 +87,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           brew install sdl2_ttf sdl2_mixer sdl2_image
-          curl -L https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-${SDL2_VERSION}.tar.gz -o SDL2.tar.gz
-          tar -zxvf SDL2.tar.gz
-
-      - name: Build SDL
-        run: |
-          cd SDL2-${SDL2_VERSION}
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
-          ../configure --prefix /tmp/sdl2-${SDL2_VERSION}
-          make
-          make install
+ 
+      - name: Install SDL
+      - uses: libsdl-org/setup-sdl@main
+        id: sdl
+        with:
+          version: sdl2.0.8
 
       - name: Checkout SDL
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -125,7 +113,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build sdl shared
         run: |
-          export CFLAGS="$(/tmp/sdl2-${SDL2_VERSION}/bin/sdl2-config --cflags --libs)"
           v -shared -g sdl
 
       - name: Run tests
@@ -134,13 +121,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build sdl examples
         run: |
           v shader sdl/examples/sdl_opengl_and_sokol
-          export CFLAGS="$(/tmp/sdl2-${SDL2_VERSION}/bin/sdl2-config --cflags --libs)"
           v run sdl/examples/versions
           v should-compile-all sdl/examples/
 
       - name: Test SDL version
         run: |
-          export CFLAGS="$(/tmp/sdl2-${SDL2_VERSION}/bin/sdl2-config --cflags --libs)"
           VER="$(v run sdl/examples/version)"
           echo "${SDL2_VERSION} == $VER ?"
           test "${SDL2_VERSION}" = "$VER" || exit 1