diff --git a/.github/actions/cached-virtualenv/action.yml b/.github/actions/cached-virtualenv/action.yml
index a24b805599d..fc4f1a978cc 100644
--- a/.github/actions/cached-virtualenv/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/cached-virtualenv/action.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ runs:
       id: get-python-version
       uses: ./.github/actions/get-python-version
       with:
-        python-binary: python3
+        ## DGM python-binary: python3
+        python-binary: /__w/salt/salt/artifacts/salt/bin/python3
 
     - name: Setup Cache Key
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-python-tools-scripts/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-python-tools-scripts/action.yml
index 21390a12c4a..25fdf7b8e59 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-python-tools-scripts/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-python-tools-scripts/action.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ runs:
       id: get-python-version
       uses: ./.github/actions/get-python-version
       with:
-        python-binary: python3
+        ## DGM python-binary: python3
+        python-binary: /__w/salt/salt/artifacts/salt/bin/python3
 
     - name: Define Cache Hash
       id: venv-hash