diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-linux.yml
index e065c82d6..5028d8a59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-linux.yml
@@ -93,12 +93,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
-
+      - name: Set gcc to gcc-12
+        if: matrix.configurations.os == "ubuntu-latest"
+        run: |
+          sudo update-alternatives --set $(which gcc) gcc $(which gcc-12) \
+            --slave $(which g++) g++ $(which g++-12) \
+            --slave $(which gfortran) gfortran $(which gfortran-12)
       - name: Configure Open MPI
         if: matrix.mpi == 'openmpi'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install -y openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev
-
       - name: Configure MPICH
         if: matrix.mpi == 'mpich'
         run: |
@@ -160,12 +164,12 @@ jobs:
           elif [[ "${{ matrix.compiler }}" == 'clang' ]]; then
             export CC=clang
             export CXX=clang++
-            export FC=gfortran-12
+            export FC=gfortran
             export LDFLAGS='-fuse-ld=lld'
           elif [[ "${{ matrix.compiler }}" == 'gcc' ]]; then
-            export CC=gcc-12
-            export CXX=g++-12
-            export FC=gfortran-12
+            export CC=gcc
+            export CXX=g++
+            export FC=gfortran
           fi
           if [[ "${{ matrix.math-libs }}" == 'aocl' ]]; then
             export AOCLROOT=/opt/AMD/aocl/aocl-linux-gcc-4.1.0/gcc