diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-icla.yml b/.github/workflows/check-icla.yml
index ec1102cde..a1bf0f27f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-icla.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-icla.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   main:
     if: github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'dependabot[bot]'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+
       - name: Install Python module
         run: pip install --break-system-packages apereocla