diff --git a/.github/workflows/checksum.yml b/.github/workflows/checksum.yml
index 162c43e12..4a92578a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checksum.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checksum.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   checksum:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/close-issue.yml
index 32c54d6ae..37e526eb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-issue.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   close-issues:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-format.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-format.yml
index 57a783bd9..2617c2f9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-format.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   # This workflow closes invalid PR
   change-or-close-pr:
     # The type of runner that the job will run on
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions: write-all
 
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
 
+      - name: Create venv
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+
       - name: Install Black
         run: pip install "black[jupyter]"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-format.yml b/.github/workflows/push-format.yml
index 15fe6caca..8d332ed67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-format.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
 
+      - name: Create venv
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+
       - name: Install Black
         run: pip install "black[jupyter]"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unitest.yml b/.github/workflows/unitest.yml
index 77f44c33d..cc2ea0630 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unitest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unitest.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install -y portaudio19-dev python3-pyaudio
 
+      - name: Create venv
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+
       - name: Test Install
         run: pip install .