diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_acceptance_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_acceptance_tests.yml
index 06e9cefd25..fc29bb95ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_acceptance_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_acceptance_tests.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install cf-remote
-        run: pip install cf-remote
+        run: pip install cf-remote --break-system-packages
 
       # Note that msiexec can't install packages when running under msys;
       # But cf-remote currently can't run under powershell