diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-plugin-zip-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build-plugin-zip-tests.yml
index cb42114e2..ecc7c9149 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-plugin-zip-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-plugin-zip-tests.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-            - name: Setup PHP
-              uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-              with:
-                  php-version: ${{ matrix.php }}
-
             - name: Setup Node.js and install dependencies
               uses: ./.github/setup-node
 
@@ -57,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
                   mkdir packages/blockera
                   mkdir packages/blockera/tests
                   touch .wp-env.json
-                  echo '{"plugins": ["."], "config": {"BLOCKERA_TELEMETRY_OPT_IN_OFF": true}}' >> .wp-env.json
+                  echo '{"plugins": ["."], "config": {"BLOCKERA_TELEMETRY_OPT_IN_OFF": true}, "phpVersion": "${{ matrix.php }}"}' >> .wp-env.json
                   cat .wp-env.json
                   touch cypress.env.json
                   echo '{"isLogin": false,"wpUsername": "admin","wpPassword": "password","testURL": "http://localhost:8888","e2e": {"excludeSpecPattern": [],"specPattern": ["packages/**/*.build.e2e.cy.js"]}}' >> cypress.env.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/php-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/php-unit-tests.yml
index 38c6d79bf..1667097b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php-unit-tests.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Create requires environment files
               run: |
                   touch .wp-env.json
-                  echo '{"plugins": ["."]}' >> .wp-env.json
+                  echo '{"plugins": ["."],"phpVersion": "${{ matrix.php }}"}' >> .wp-env.json
                   cat .wp-env.json
                   touch .env
                   echo APP_MODE=production >> .env