diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 33d4cf4ec..4f6a735cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -86,28 +86,28 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
 
       - name: w3cli whoami
-        run: npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli -- w3 whoami
+        run: npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli@v4.2.0 -- w3 whoami
 
       - name: w3cli add ipfs-webui-ci space
         run: |
           cat "${W3CLI_DELEGATION_PROOF_BASE64}" | base64 -d > ./ipfs-webui-ci-space.ucan.proof
-          npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli -- w3 space add './ipfs-webui-ci-space.ucan.proof'
+          npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli@v4.2.0 -- w3 space add './ipfs-webui-ci-space.ucan.proof'
         env:
           W3CLI_DELEGATION_PROOF_BASE64: ${{ secrets.W3CLI_DELEGATION_PROOF_BASE64 }}
 
       # - name: use ipfs-webui space
-      #   run: npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli -- w3 space create './ipfs-webui-ci-space.ucan.proof'
+      #   run: npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli@v4.2.0 -- w3 space create './ipfs-webui-ci-space.ucan.proof'
       #   env:
       #     W3_SPACE_DID: ${{ secrets.W3_SPACE_DID }}
 
       # - name: use ipfs-webui space
-      #   run: npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli -- w3 space use "${W3_SPACE_DID}"
+      #   run: npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli@v4.2.0 -- w3 space use "${W3_SPACE_DID}"
       #   env:
       #     W3_SPACE_DID: ${{ secrets.W3_SPACE_DID }}
 
       - name: use w3cli to upload the car file
         run: |
-          npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli -- w3 up -c ipfs-webui_${{ github.sha }}.car
+          npx -y --package=@web3-storage/w3cli@v4.2.0 -- w3 up -c ipfs-webui_${{ github.sha }}.car
 
       # - name: Pin to estuary.tech
       #   id: pin-estuary