diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
index 23f9ed04b..4e5417eed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
@@ -506,20 +506,24 @@ jobs:
         run: cp config.conf.template config.conf
         working-directory: test
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python[1] }}
+
       - name: Install wheel
-        run: python${{ matrix.python[1] }} -m pip install aerospike --force-reinstall --no-index --find-links=./
+        run: python3 -m pip install aerospike --force-reinstall --no-index --find-links=./
       - name: Connect to Docker container on remote machine with Docker daemon
         # DOCKER_HOST contains the IP address of the remote machine
         run: |
-          python${{ matrix.python[1] }} -m pip install crudini==0.9.4
+          python3 -m pip install crudini==0.9.4
           $env:DOCKER_HOST_IP = $env:DOCKER_HOST | foreach {$_.replace("tcp://","")} | foreach {$_.replace(":2375", "")}
-          python${{ matrix.python[1] }} -m crudini --set config.conf community-edition hosts ${env:DOCKER_HOST_IP}:3000
+          python3 -m crudini --set config.conf community-edition hosts ${env:DOCKER_HOST_IP}:3000
         working-directory: test
 
-      - run: python${{ matrix.python[1] }} -m pip install pytest -c requirements.txt
+      - run: python3 -m pip install pytest -c requirements.txt
         working-directory: test
 
-      - run: python${{ matrix.python[1] }} -m pytest new_tests/
+      - run: python3 -m pytest new_tests/
         working-directory: test
 
       - name: Cleanup