diff --git a/.github/workflows/fleet-and-orbit.yml b/.github/workflows/fleet-and-orbit.yml
index b4c49d724f..51f182efcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fleet-and-orbit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fleet-and-orbit.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ jobs:
     # From https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/2359#issuecomment-943131345
     - name: Install Docker
       run: |
-        brew install --cask docker
+        # fixme: lock Docker version to 4.10.0 as newer versions fail to initialize
+        curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/c65030146a5cf2070c2499b6c68e2c3495c99731/Casks/docker.rb > docker.rb && brew install docker.rb
         sudo /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker --unattended --install-privileged-components
         open -a /Applications/Docker.app --args --unattended --accept-license
         echo "Waiting for Docker to start up..."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fleetctl-preview-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/fleetctl-preview-latest.yml
index e9052a704f..88abc331a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fleetctl-preview-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fleetctl-preview-latest.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ jobs:
       if: contains(matrix.os, 'macos')
       # From https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/2359#issuecomment-943131345
       run: |
-        brew install --cask docker
+        # fixme: lock Docker version to 4.10.0 as newer versions fail to initialize
+        curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/c65030146a5cf2070c2499b6c68e2c3495c99731/Casks/docker.rb > docker.rb && brew install docker.rb
         sudo /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker --unattended --install-privileged-components
         open -a /Applications/Docker.app --args --unattended --accept-license
         echo "Waiting for Docker to start up..."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fleetctl-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/fleetctl-preview.yml
index 0a01582d6d..b64e1fe200 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fleetctl-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fleetctl-preview.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ jobs:
       if: contains(matrix.os, 'macos')
       # From https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/2359#issuecomment-943131345
       run: |
-        brew install --cask docker
+        # fixme: lock Docker version to 4.10.0 as newer versions fail to initialize
+        curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/c65030146a5cf2070c2499b6c68e2c3495c99731/Casks/docker.rb > docker.rb && brew install docker.rb
         sudo /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker --unattended --install-privileged-components
         open -a /Applications/Docker.app --args --unattended --accept-license
         echo "Waiting for Docker to start up..."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-packaging.yml b/.github/workflows/test-packaging.yml
index 96905157df..c3141478dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-packaging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-packaging.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
       # From https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/2359#issuecomment-943131345
       run: |
-        brew install --cask docker
+        # fixme: lock Docker version to 4.10.0 as newer versions fail to initialize
+        curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/c65030146a5cf2070c2499b6c68e2c3495c99731/Casks/docker.rb > docker.rb && brew install docker.rb
         sudo /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker --unattended --install-privileged-components
         open -a /Applications/Docker.app --args --unattended --accept-license
         echo "Waiting for Docker to start up..."