diff --git a/.github/workflows/csharp.yml b/.github/workflows/csharp.yml
index 256c8c44b0..a22efae948 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/csharp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/csharp.yml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                dotnet: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-containers.outputs.version-matrix-output) }}
+#                dotnet: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-containers.outputs.version-matrix-output) }}
                 engine: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-containers.outputs.engine-matrix-output) }}
                 host: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-containers.outputs.host-matrix-output) }}
         container:
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Set up dotnet ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
               uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
-              with:
-                  dotnet-version: ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
+#              with:
+#                  dotnet-version: ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
 
             - name: Install shared software dependencies
               uses: ./.github/workflows/install-shared-dependencies
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Test dotnet ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
               working-directory: csharp
-              run: dotnet test --framework net${{ matrix.dotnet }} "-l:html;LogFileName=TestReport.html" --results-directory . -warnaserror
+#              run: dotnet test --framework net${{ matrix.dotnet }} "-l:html;LogFileName=TestReport.html" --results-directory . -warnaserror
+              run: dotnet test "-l:html;LogFileName=TestReport.html" --results-directory . -warnaserror
 
             - name: Upload test reports
               if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index de271693bd..42f5cc2a16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -259,30 +259,36 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                python: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-containers.outputs.version-matrix-output) }}
+#                python: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-containers.outputs.version-matrix-output) }}
                 engine: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-containers.outputs.engine-matrix-output) }}
                 host: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-containers.outputs.host-matrix-output) }}
         container:
             image: ${{ matrix.host.IMAGE }}
             options: ${{ join(' -q ', matrix.host.CONTAINER_OPTIONS) }} # adding `-q` to bypass empty options
         steps:
-            - name: Install git and pip
+            - name: Install git
               run: |
+                  yum -y install https://packages.endpointdev.com/rhel/7/os/x86_64/endpoint-repo.x86_64.rpm
                   yum update
                   yum install -y git tar python3
-                  python3 -m ensurepip --upgrade
-                  python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-                  python3 -m pip install mypy-protobuf virtualenv
-                  yum update glibc
+#                  python3 -m ensurepip --upgrade
+#                  python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+#                  python3 -m pip install mypy-protobuf virtualenv
+#                  package-cleanup --cleandupes
+#                  rpm --rebuilddb
+#                  yum clean all
+#                  yum update
+#                  yum update glibc
+#                  yum reinstall glibc
 
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
                   submodules: recursive
 
-            - name: Set up Python
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-              with:
-                  python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+#            - name: Set up Python
+#              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+#              with:
+#                  python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
             - name: Build Python wrapper
               uses: ./.github/workflows/build-python-wrapper