diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/build_cpp.yml
index a0035ca09d..a983a4c4ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_cpp.yml
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Configure
       run: |
-        # don't use CMake 3.25.0 https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/23975
-        pip3 install cmake==3.24.0
+        pip3 install cmake
         cmake . -B build
     - name: Build just tests
       run: cmake --build build --config Release --target dtest --parallel 4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
index d40b261c3e..136252a073 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install python deps
       run: |
         pip install pytest numpy
-        # don't use CMake 3.25.0 https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/23975
-        pip3 install cmake==3.24.0
+        pip3 install cmake
     - name: Build
       run: |
-        pip3 install cmake==3.24.0
+        pip3 install cmake
         pip3 install .
     - name: Test
       run: python -m pytest --ignore docs --ignore dlib