diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5f3a39914..78915a2b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,15 +48,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.version.version }}
 
-      - name: Install cargo-hack and cargo-ci-cache-clean
+      - name: Install cargo-hack and cargo-ci-cache-clean, just
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.47.32
         with:
-          tool: cargo-hack,cargo-ci-cache-clean
+          tool: cargo-hack,cargo-ci-cache-clean,just
 
-      # - name: workaround MSRV issues
-      #   if: matrix.version.name == 'msrv'
-      #   run: |
-      #     cargo update -p=time:0.3.20 --precise=0.3.16
+      - name: workaround MSRV issues
+        if: matrix.version.name == 'msrv'
+        run: just downgrade-for-msrv
 
       - name: check minimal
         run: cargo ci-min
@@ -106,15 +105,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.version.version }}
 
-      - name: Install cargo-hack, cargo-ci-cache-clean
+      - name: Install cargo-hack, cargo-ci-cache-clean, just
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.47.32
         with:
-          tool: cargo-hack,cargo-ci-cache-clean
+          tool: cargo-hack,cargo-ci-cache-clean,just
 
-      # - name: workaround MSRV issues
-      #   if: matrix.version.name == 'msrv'
-      #   run: |
-      #     cargo update -p=time:0.3.20 --precise=0.3.16
+      - name: workaround MSRV issues
+        if: matrix.version.name == 'msrv'
+        run: just downgrade-for-msrv
 
       - name: check minimal
         run: cargo ci-min
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 4d24efc84..68cd7ab71 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ test:
     cargo {{ toolchain }} nextest run --workspace --all-features
     cargo {{ toolchain }} test --doc --workspace --all-features
 
+# Downgrade dev-dependencies necessary to run MSRV checks/tests.
+[private]
+downgrade-for-msrv:
+    cargo update -p=native-tls --precise=0.2.13
+
+# Test workspace using MSRV.
+[group("test")]
+test-msrv: downgrade-for-msrv (test msrv_rustup)
+
 # Test workspace code and docs.
 [group("test")]
 test-all: test test-docs