diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml b/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml
index dbec5b0..8ecea19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.10.12'
 
       - name: List Python and PIP versions
         run: |
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Installation of pip==23.0.1 is a workaround for the deprecated --install-option flag
           # used in plenum's setup.py to install pyzmq==22.3.0.
-          python3 -m pip install --ignore-installed --upgrade pip==23.0.1
+          # python3 -m pip install --ignore-installed --upgrade pip==23.0.1
+          curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
+          python3 get-pip.py --force-reinstall "pip==23.0.1"
 
           python3 -m pip install pytest-runner wheel
 
@@ -139,8 +141,9 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.third-party-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           mkdir -p $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-scripts/${{ inputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}/cache/3rd-party-dependencies/
-          $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-scripts/${{ inputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}/build-3rd-parties.sh ./cache/3rd-party-dependencies
-          mv $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-scripts/${{ inputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}/cache/* /tmp/third-party-dependencies
+          $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-scripts/${{ inputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}/build-3rd-parties.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-scripts/${{ inputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}/cache/3rd-party-dependencies/
+          mkdir -p /tmp/third-party-dependencies
+          mv -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-scripts/${{ inputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}/cache/3rd-party-dependencies/* /tmp/third-party-dependencies
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: