diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 57a579d..ecc805e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           r-version: release
-          install-r: false
+          # Install R so that the `config` step below can execute (rstudio/shiny-workflows#41)
+          install-r: true
 
       - name: oldrel-1
         id: oldrel-1