diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_formatting.yml
index 61e21b6..cdad050 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_formatting.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: TODO remove
       run: apt-cache search clang-format
     - name: installing system dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config automake libncurses5-dev autotools-dev libparted-dev dmidecode clang-format-5.0
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config automake libncurses5-dev autotools-dev libparted-dev dmidecode clang-format-7
     - name: creating autoconf files
       run: ./init.sh
     - name: configuring
       run: ./configure CFLAGS='-O0 -g -Wall -Wextra'
-    # Changing the path should no longer be necessary when clang-format6 is installed.
     - name: verifying code style
-      run: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/llvm-5.0/bin && make check-format
+      run: make check-format