diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index a5d76d59b..89cf99bf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install system dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt install -yq python3-pip
-        python3 -m pip install setuptools_scm
+        pip install --upgrade setuptools
+        pip install setuptools_scm
     - name: Login to DockerHub
       uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-unit-tests-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-unit-tests-docker.yml
index af1a7a499..dc1b58a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-unit-tests-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-unit-tests-docker.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install system dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt install -yq python3-pip
-        python3 -m pip install setuptools_scm
+        pip install --upgrade setuptools
+        pip install setuptools_scm
     - name: Build docker images
       run: |
         ./dockerfiles/build.sh