diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c692bdcb8..f932886a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       # Note the current convention is to use the -S and -B options here to specify source 
       # and build directories, but this is only available with CMake 3.13 and higher.  
       # The CMake binaries on the Github Actions machines are (as of this writing) 3.12
-      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE
+      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -G Ninja
 
     - name: Build
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build