diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ec3df45d6..8deff9ef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
           brew update
+          brew unlink python3
+          # upgrade from python@3.11.2_1 to python@3.11.3 fails to overwrite those
+          rm -f /usr/local/bin/2to3 /usr/local/bin/2to3-3.11 /usr/local/bin/idle3 /usr/local/bin/idle3.11 /usr/local/bin/pydoc3 /usr/local/bin/pydoc3.11 /usr/local/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/python3-config /usr/local/bin/python3.11 /usr/local/bin/python3.11-config
           brew install pkg-config ninja meson
 
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -127,4 +130,4 @@ jobs:
       if: startsWith(matrix.target, 'native_')
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
       with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
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+        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}