diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_sh_def.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_sh_def.yml
index aa01aa035..bf690b99f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_sh_def.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_sh_def.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
             args: >
               -DPYBIND11_FINDPYTHON=ON
               -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-D_=1"
-          - runs-on: windows-latest
+          - runs-on: windows-2019
             python: '3.6'
             args: >
               -DPYBIND11_FINDPYTHON=ON
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ jobs:
             args: -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17
 
     name: "🐍 ${{ matrix.python }} • MSVC 2019 • x86 ${{ matrix.args }}"
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: windows-2019
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_sh_def.yml.patch b/.github/workflows/ci_sh_def.yml.patch
index e221b107c..1195d94ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_sh_def.yml.patch
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_sh_def.yml.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- ci.yml	2022-02-16 07:15:34.785941659 -0800
-+++ ci_sh_def.yml	2022-02-16 07:15:59.235610284 -0800
+--- ci.yml	2022-02-23 15:47:03.642613491 -0800
++++ ci_sh_def.yml	2022-02-23 15:48:12.551316461 -0800
 @@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 -name: CI
 +# PLEASE KEEP THIS GROUP OF FILES IN SYNC AT ALL TIMES: