diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-extensions.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-extensions.yml
index 608e1a4d1..74a74a76d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-extensions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-extensions.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: "gabrielfalcao/pyenv-action@v13"
         with:
             command: pyenv global 3.8
-            versions: 3.8
+            versions: 3.8.18
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: "microsoft"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
index 09df953df..62b7c3f0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: "gabrielfalcao/pyenv-action@v13"
         with:
             command: pyenv global 3.8
-            versions: 3.8
+            versions: 3.8.18
       - run: EXTENSIONS=$(node diff-extensions) node publish-extensions
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}