diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 62466b7..e9f9964 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -76,11 +76,21 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-test-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock', '**/Cargo.toml') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-test-
-      - name: install neovim + vim
+      - name: install Neovim 0.11 + Vim
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends neovim vim
+          set -euo pipefail
+          # Apt's neovim is too old (Ubuntu LTS ships 0.6/0.7), missing
+          # `vim.lsp.get_clients` and rejecting `@group.modifier`
+          # highlight names. Pull the official static tarball instead.
+          NVIM_VER=v0.11.3
+          curl -fsSL -o /tmp/nvim.tar.gz \
+            "https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/${NVIM_VER}/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
+          sudo tar -xzf /tmp/nvim.tar.gz -C /opt
+          sudo ln -sf /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64/bin/nvim /usr/local/bin/nvim
           nvim --version | head -1
+          # Vim from apt is fine — only the pure-VimL keymaps run there.
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends vim
           vim --version | head -1
       - name: run Neovim keymap harness
         run: ./scripts/test-keymaps.sh
diff --git a/scripts/test-keymaps.lua b/scripts/test-keymaps.lua
index 40caa38..3c64c80 100644
--- a/scripts/test-keymaps.lua
+++ b/scripts/test-keymaps.lua
@@ -82,11 +82,18 @@ local function run(name, opts)
   record(ok, name, ok and '' or tostring(err))
 end
 
+local function get_lsp_clients(opts)
+  local fn = vim.lsp.get_clients or vim.lsp.get_active_clients
+  if not fn then return {} end
+  return fn(opts)
+end
+
 local function wait_for_lsp(timeout_ms)
   local deadline = vim.loop.now() + (timeout_ms or 5000)
   while vim.loop.now() < deadline do
-    local clients = vim.lsp.get_clients({ name = 'nuwiki', bufnr = 0 })
-    if #clients > 0 and clients[1].server_capabilities.executeCommandProvider then
+    local clients = get_lsp_clients({ name = 'nuwiki', bufnr = 0 })
+    if #clients > 0 and clients[1].server_capabilities
+        and clients[1].server_capabilities.executeCommandProvider then
       return clients[1]
     end
     sleep(100)