diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
index 3dbc4cd46..96873b94d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Node.js CI Windows Platform
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+env:
+  PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
@@ -18,11 +21,23 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@61a6322f88396a6271a6ee3565807d608ecaddd1  # v4.7.0
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4.0.0
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
+
+    # update npm to use latest node-gyp
+    - run: npm install -g npm@latest
+      if: ${{ matrix.node_version != '16' }}
+    # npm@10.0.0 drops support for Node.js v14 and v16
+    - run: npm install -g npm@"<10.0.0"
+      if: ${{ matrix.node_version == '16' }}
+
     - name: Check Node.js installation
       run: |
         node --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index aa1eb68e1..d255bced2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Node.js CI Unix Platform
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+env:
+  PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
@@ -23,10 +26,22 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@61a6322f88396a6271a6ee3565807d608ecaddd1  # v4.7.0
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4.0.0
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+    # update npm to use latest node-gyp
+    - run: npm install -g npm@latest
+      if: ${{ matrix.node_version != '16' }}
+    # npm@10.0.0 drops support for Node.js v14 and v16
+    - run: npm install -g npm@"<10.0.0"
+      if: ${{ matrix.node_version == '16' }}
+
     - name: Check Node.js installation
       run: |
         node --version