diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b05ccda..eb7251d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Allow the PHPCS composer-installer plugin (auto-registers standards).
           composer global config --no-plugins allow-plugins.dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer true
-          composer global require "wp-coding-standards/wpcs:^3.0" "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils:^1.0" --no-interaction
-          phpcs --config-set installed_paths "$(composer global config home)/vendor/wp-coding-standards/wpcs"
+          # WPCS 3.x requires PHPCSExtra (for the Universal.* and NormalizedArrays.* sniffs)
+          # AND phpcsutils. Installing the installer itself lets it auto-register the standards path.
+          composer global require --no-interaction \
+            "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer:^1.0" \
+            "wp-coding-standards/wpcs:^3.0" \
+            "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils:^1.0" \
+            "phpcsstandards/phpcsextra:^1.0"
       - name: Run PHPCS
         run: |
           phpcs --standard=WordPress-Core \