diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4674e513412c..cb5ec2d6c7db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           show-progress: false
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
       - uses: ./.github/actions/run_awx_devel
         id: awx
         with:
@@ -266,6 +270,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           show-progress: false
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
       - uses: ./.github/actions/run_awx_devel
         id: awx
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 3d17201f3db5..e520ffdae2ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           show-progress: false
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
       - name: install tox
         run: pip install tox