diff --git a/.github/workflows/cygwin_build.yml b/.github/workflows/cygwin_build.yml
index 39b1051577..36a76dd1d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cygwin_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cygwin_build.yml
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -eo pipefail '{0}'
         run: >-
           ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.7 /usr/bin/python && ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3.7 /usr/bin/pip &&
-          python -m pip install --progress-bar off empy==3.3.4 pexpect &&
-          python -m pip install --progress-bar off dronecan --upgrade &&
+          python3 -m pip install --progress-bar off empy==3.3.4 pexpect &&
+          python3 -m pip install --progress-bar off dronecan --upgrade &&
           cp /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/ &&
           cd /usr/local/bin && ln -s ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc &&
           ln -s ccache /usr/local/bin/g++ &&
diff --git a/.github/workflows/esp32_build.yml b/.github/workflows/esp32_build.yml
index d503ca6ca9..e8101d34b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esp32_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esp32_build.yml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install git wget libncurses-dev flex bison gperf python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-setuptools python3-serial python3-gevent python3-cryptography python3-future python3-pyparsing python3-pyelftools cmake ninja-build ccache libffi-dev libssl-dev dfu-util libusb-1.0-0
           sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
           update-alternatives --query python
-          python --version
+          python3 --version
           pip3 install gevent
 
           # we actualy want 3.11 .. but the above only gave us 3.10, not ok with esp32 builds.
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-setuptools python3-serial python3-cryptography python3-future python3-pyparsing python3-pyelftools
           update-alternatives --query python
           pip3 install gevent
-          python --version
+          python3 --version
           python3.11 --version
           which python3.11
           sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.11 11
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ jobs:
           ./install.sh
           source ./export.sh
           cd ../..
-          python -m pip install --progress-bar off future lxml pymavlink MAVProxy pexpect flake8 geocoder empy==3.3.4 dronecan
+          python3 -m pip install --progress-bar off future lxml pymavlink MAVProxy pexpect flake8 geocoder empy==3.3.4 dronecan
           which cmake
           ./waf configure --board ${{matrix.config}} 
           echo './waf configure --board ${{matrix.config}}' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY