diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
index 55f6d783489..987354a9ead 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
@@ -679,7 +679,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env._NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set up Node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools --user
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install setuptools
 
       - name: Rust
         shell: pwsh
@@ -889,7 +892,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env._NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set up Node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools --user
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install setuptools
 
       - name: Rust
         shell: pwsh
@@ -1139,7 +1145,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env._NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set up Node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools --user
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install setuptools
 
       - name: Rust
         shell: pwsh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-desktop-beta.yml b/.github/workflows/release-desktop-beta.yml
index 40b0bf2e7a1..caf8f26720b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-desktop-beta.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-desktop-beta.yml
@@ -415,7 +415,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env._NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set up Node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools --user
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install setuptools
 
       - name: Print environment
         run: |
@@ -550,7 +553,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env._NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set up Node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools --user
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install setuptools
 
       - name: Print environment
         run: |
@@ -764,7 +770,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env._NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set up Node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools --user
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install setuptools
 
       - name: Print environment
         run: |