diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index cb9c427a1..765b901f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8
-      - name: Install GCC 9 and SDL2
+      - name: Install SDL2
         run: |
-          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install g++-9 libsdl2-dev
+          sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev
       - name: Build Stella
         run: |
           ./configure && make -j2 all
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8
       - name: Install SDL2
         run: |
-          curl https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.0.10.tar.gz | tar xzf -
-          mkdir SDL2-2.0.10/build
-          cd SDL2-2.0.10/build
+          curl https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.26.0.tar.gz | tar xzf -
+          mkdir SDL2-2.26.0/build
+          cd SDL2-2.26.0/build
           ../configure && make -j3 && sudo make install
       - name: Build Stella
         run: |
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         platform: [x64, Win32]
     env:
       Platform: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      SDL2_version: 2.24.0
+      SDL2_version: 2.26.0
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8