diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
index 3ab7345472926..f451ce0fd8b17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version || '3.x' }}
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version || '3.9' }}
 
       - name: basic setup
         run: pip install -q -r .actions/requirements.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
index f856cc7541327..9c981e3a87536 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version || '3.x' }}
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version || '3.9' }}
 
       - name: basic setup
         run: pip install -q -r .actions/requirements.txt