diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_build_test.yml
index 2d238bea8..94ee9e6c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_build_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_build_test.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         shell:  bash -l {0}
         run: |
           conda install curl eigen
-          conda install -c conda-forge hdf5==1.12.2
+          conda install -c conda-forge hdf5==1.10.6
 
       - name: Environment Variables
         shell: bash -l {0}