diff --git a/.github/workflows/rpcsx.yml b/.github/workflows/rpcsx.yml
index 261f65a6e..4ebec57fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rpcsx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rpcsx.yml
@@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install -y cmake build-essential libunwind-dev \
         libglfw3-dev libvulkan-dev vulkan-validationlayers \
-        libsox-dev ninja-build
+        libsox-dev
         echo "deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main universe" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list
         sudo apt update
-        sudo apt install g++-14
-        VULKANVER=1.3.259
+        sudo apt install g++-14 ninja-build
+        VULKANVER=1.3.290
         curl -sSfLo Vulkan-Headers.tar.gz https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Headers/archive/v${VULKANVER}.tar.gz
         tar -xf Vulkan-Headers*.tar.gz
         cd Vulkan-Headers*/ 
-        cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-14 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
+        cmake -B build -G "Ninja" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-14 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
         cmake --build build -j$(($(nproc) + 2))
         sudo cmake --build build --target install
 
     - name: Build RPCSX
       run: |
-        cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-14  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT="-march=native" && \
+        cmake -B build -G "Ninja" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-14  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT="-march=native" && \
         cmake --build build -j$(($(nproc) + 2))
 
     - name: Upload RPCSX