diff --git a/.github/workflows/gate_fedora.yml b/.github/workflows/gate_fedora.yml
index 9c33b710715..62c317889f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gate_fedora.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gate_fedora.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
             -   name: Checkout
                 uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4
             -   name: Install deps python
-                run: pip install pcre2 -r requirements.txt -r test-requirements.txt
+                run: pip install pcre2==0.4.0 -r requirements.txt -r test-requirements.txt
             -   name: Build
                 run: |-
                     ./build_product -j2 \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gate_thin_ds.yml b/.github/workflows/gate_thin_ds.yml
index 347422628a6..00e0f7d5c7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gate_thin_ds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gate_thin_ds.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
                 uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4
             -   name: Install deps python
                 # pytest-xdist is used for parallel execution of thin ds test
-                run: pip install pcre2 pytest-xdist -r requirements.txt -r test-requirements.txt
+                run: pip install pcre2==0.4.0 pytest-xdist -r requirements.txt -r test-requirements.txt
             -   name: Build
                 run: ./build_product rhel9 --thin
             -   name: Test