diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.sh b/.github/workflows/ci.sh
index 28a5acc8f..887133b88 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 COMPONENT=$1
 COMPILER=$2
 
-[ -z "$COMPILER" ] && COMPILER=gcc@10 
+[ -z "$COMPILER" ] && COMPILER=gcc@11
 
 source /etc/profile
 set +x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spack.sh b/.github/workflows/spack.sh
index b1f4e77ed..475d05e4a 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/spack.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/spack.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 COMPILER=$1
 
-[ -z "$COMPILER" ] && COMPILER=gcc@10 
+[ -z "$COMPILER" ] && COMPILER=gcc@11
 
 source /etc/profile
 set +x