diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index 5e25625b..7788d4f1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@ jobs:
           sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/boost || true
           sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/jvm || true
           df -h
-          
-          echo "Install Pixi"
-          curl -sSf https://install.pixi.sh | bash
+
+          echo "Installing Pixi manually from GitHub release"
+          curl -L https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/releases/latest/download/pixi-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz -o pixi.tar.gz
+          tar -xzf pixi.tar.gz
+          mkdir -p ~/.pixi/bin
+          mv pixi ~/.pixi/bin
           echo "$HOME/.pixi/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+          echo "Installing project dependencies"
           pixi install
 
       - name: Run tests and generate reports