diff --git a/.github/workflows/playbook-test.yml b/.github/workflows/playbook-test.yml
index 90f412ec9b8..aa71681689f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playbook-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playbook-test.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7.13]
+        python-version: [3.5]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install Dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install "setuptools<58.0.0" wheel
         pip install demjson
         pip install -r requirements.txt
     - name: Run Make test.syntax
diff --git a/.github/workflows/syntax-test.yml b/.github/workflows/syntax-test.yml
index 05b5c0eb711..f17d1d2fd1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/syntax-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/syntax-test.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ jobs:
         pip install -r requirements.txt
     - name: Run Make test.syntax
       run: |
-        timeout 90m make --keep-going test.syntax 
+        timeout 90m make --keep-going test.syntax