diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 06bab2cf0..d5668b8d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '14.x'
 
+        # Temporary fix for "ValueError: invalid mode: 'rU' while trying to load binding.gyp"
+        # See <PR link>
+        # This can be removed when "prebuild" updates "node-gyp"
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
       - name: Get current date
         run: echo "CURRENT_DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
@@ -351,4 +359,4 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: bindings/java/iota-wallet-java/
         run: |
           chmod +x gradlew
-          ./gradlew test -i
\ No newline at end of file
+          ./gradlew test -i
diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 9bf874bf3..8a0ee00a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
+        # Temporary fix for "ValueError: invalid mode: 'rU' while trying to load binding.gyp"
+        # See <PR link>
+        # This can be removed when "prebuild" updates "node-gyp"
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with: