diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
index c56dc3e600..99f7208e40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           export HB_BUILD_CONTRIBS="no hbfimage"  # incompatible with freeimage 3.18+
 
           export HB_BUILD_VERBOSE="yes"
+          export HBMK_WITH_SQLITE3="local"
           export HB_USER_CFLAGS="$HB_USER_CFLAGS"
           export HB_USER_LDFLAGS="$HB_USER_LDFLAGS"
           export HB_CCACHE=ccache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
index 1cc0a5a53f..b596063955 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           export HB_BUILD_CONTRIBS="no hbfimage"  # incompatible with freeimage 3.18+
 
           export HB_BUILD_VERBOSE="yes"
+          export HBMK_WITH_SQLITE3="local"
           export HB_USER_CFLAGS="$HB_USER_CFLAGS"
           export HB_USER_LDFLAGS="$HB_USER_LDFLAGS"
           export HB_CCACHE=ccache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vm1-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/vm1-ci.yml
index f64e00bab5..50014c60ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vm1-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vm1-ci.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ jobs:
           export HB_BUILD_CONTRIBS="no hbfimage"  # incompatible with freeimage 3.18+
 
           export HB_BUILD_VERBOSE="yes"
+          export HBMK_WITH_SQLITE3="local"
           export HB_USER_CFLAGS="$HB_USER_CFLAGS"
           export HB_USER_LDFLAGS="$HB_USER_LDFLAGS"
           export HB_CCACHE=ccache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
index 231d0d4496..56ca20d17d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           export HB_BUILD_CONTRIBS="no hbfimage"  # incompatible with freeimage 3.18+
 
           export HB_BUILD_VERBOSE="yes"
+          export HBMK_WITH_SQLITE3="local"
           export HB_USER_CFLAGS="$HB_USER_CFLAGS"
           export HB_USER_LDFLAGS="$HB_USER_LDFLAGS"
           export HB_CCACHE=$(which ccache.exe)
diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 8c05e0a70e..3c1c585bdf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
    Entries may not always be in chronological/commit order.
    See license at the end of file. */
 
+2023-11-12 16:40 UTC+0100 Phil Krylov (phil a t krylov.eu)
+  * .github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
+  * .github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
+  * .github/workflows/vm1-ci.yml
+  * .github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
+    * Enforce local SQLite3 usage in CI builds.
+
 2023-11-12 14:38 UTC+0100 Phil Krylov (phil a t krylov.eu)
   * .github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
   * .github/workflows/macos-ci.yml