diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_and_code_quality.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests_and_code_quality.yaml
index b981785a..b3fb735e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_and_code_quality.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_and_code_quality.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
     #----------------------------------------------
     - name: Run tests
       uses: ./.github/actions/test
+      with:
+        NEO4J_VERSION: "4.4-enterprise"
     #----------------------------------------------
     #        generate test coverage badge
     #----------------------------------------------