diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 60ceddd39..d1b80bb15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ jobs:
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
           needs: check
 
+      - name: Install tmap package from GitHub
+        run: Rscript -e 'remotes::install_github("r-tmap/tmap")'
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
           upload-snapshots: true
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index a762c0542..b7722e6c5 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Suggests:
     stringr,
     supercells (>= 1.0.0),
     testthat (>= 3.1.3),
-    tmap (>= 3.9),
+    tmap (>= 3.3),
     tools,
     vdiffr,
     xgboost