diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-packages/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-packages/action.yml
index 1b28b10b..98281a9a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-packages/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-packages/action.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,13 @@ runs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
         NODE_ENV: debug
       run: pnpm prep
+
+    - name: Override linuxdeploy version (fixes AppImage)
+      shell: bash
+      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+      run: |
+        # Pin linuxdeploy version to prevent @tauri-apps/cli-linux-x64-gnu from pulling in an outdated version
+        TAURI_TOOLKIT_PATH="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/tauri"
+        mkdir -p "$TAURI_TOOLKIT_PATH"
+        wget https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/releases/download/1-alpha-20250213-2/linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage -O "$TAURI_TOOLKIT_PATH/linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage"
+        chmod +x "$TAURI_TOOLKIT_PATH/linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage"