diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 297544ba3..e62701594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ jobs:
             simd: avx2,f16c
             batched: b8_AVX2_noFMA
             setenvs: export OSL_CMAKE_FLAGS="-DSTOP_ON_WARNING=OFF" USE_OPENVDB=0
+                            OPENCOLORIO_VERSION=v2.3.2 OPENCOLORIO_CXX=g++
           - desc: gcc11/C++17 llvm15 py3.10 exr3.1 oiio-rel avx2
             nametag: linux-vfx2023
             runner: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/src/build-scripts/build_opencolorio.bash b/src/build-scripts/build_opencolorio.bash
index a02acf099..9b54965c4 100755
--- a/src/build-scripts/build_opencolorio.bash
+++ b/src/build-scripts/build_opencolorio.bash
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ OPENCOLORIO_SOURCE_DIR=${OPENCOLORIO_SOURCE_DIR:=${LOCAL_DEPS_DIR}/OpenColorIO}
 OPENCOLORIO_BUILD_DIR=${OPENCOLORIO_BUILD_DIR:=${LOCAL_DEPS_DIR}/OpenColorIO-build}
 OPENCOLORIO_INSTALL_DIR=${OPENCOLORIO_INSTALL_DIR:=${LOCAL_DEPS_DIR}/dist}
 OPENCOLORIO_BUILD_TYPE=${OPENCOLORIO_BUILD_TYPE:=Release}
+OPENCOLORIO_CXX=${OPENCOLORIO_CXX:=g++}
 OPENCOLORIO_CXX_FLAGS=${OPENCOLORIO_CXX_FLAGS:="-Wno-unused-function -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-write-strings"}
 # Just need libs:
 OPENCOLORIO_BUILDOPTS="-DOCIO_BUILD_APPS=OFF -DOCIO_BUILD_NUKE=OFF \
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ echo "Building OpenColorIO from commit" `git rev-parse --short HEAD`
 time cmake -S . -B ${OPENCOLORIO_BUILD_DIR} \
            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${OPENCOLORIO_BUILD_TYPE} \
            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${OPENCOLORIO_INSTALL_DIR} \
+           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${OPENCOLORIO_CXX} \
            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${OPENCOLORIO_CXX_FLAGS}" \
            ${OPENCOLORIO_BUILDOPTS}
 time cmake --build ${OPENCOLORIO_BUILD_DIR} --config Release --target install