diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-meson.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-meson.yml
index a839dc063c2..abc9d031732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-meson.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-meson.yml
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ hashFiles('src/environment-3.11.yml') }}
 
       - name: Compiler cache
-        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@main
+        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@1.2
         with:
-          create-symlink: true
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-meson-${{ matrix.python }}-${{ github.run_id }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-meson-${{ matrix.python }}-
 
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
+          export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
           pip install --no-build-isolation --config-settings=builddir=builddir . -v
 
       - name: Test