diff --git a/.github/matrix.py b/.github/matrix.py
index fdd76958c..0478aa4f1 100755
--- a/.github/matrix.py
+++ b/.github/matrix.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ for CC in ["gcc", "clang"]:
         flags = ["USE_OPENSSL=1"]
         if ssl == "BORINGSSL=yes":
             flags.append("USE_QUIC=1")
-        if ssl == "OPENSSL_VERSION=3.0.0-alpha17":
+        if "OPENSSL_VERSION=3.0.0" in ssl:
             flags.append('DEBUG_CFLAGS="-g -Wno-deprecated-declarations"')
         if ssl != "stock":
             flags.append("SSL_LIB=${HOME}/opt/lib")