diff --git a/.github/workflows/chart-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/chart-tests.yml
index 1cedaa0e7cc..c4b3070eaab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chart-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chart-tests.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           echo "::group::Installing Python packages"
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade matplotlib numpy pandas seaborn scipy ipython posix-ipc cppyy sewar dask distributed optimparallel
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade matplotlib numpy pandas seaborn scipy ipython posix-ipc cppyy sewar dask distributed optimparallel --break-system-packages
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           source $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/inet/_scripts/github/build-inet.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/statistical-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/statistical-tests.yml
index ca91908ac59..887e350d67a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/statistical-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/statistical-tests.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           echo "::group::Installing Python packages"
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade matplotlib numpy pandas seaborn scipy ipython posix-ipc cppyy sewar dask distributed optimparallel
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade matplotlib numpy pandas seaborn scipy ipython posix-ipc cppyy sewar dask distributed optimparallel --break-system-packages
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           source $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/inet/_scripts/github/build-inet.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/validation-tests.yml
index bdc0640348e..f63d2b7dcad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation-tests.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           echo "::group::Installing Python packages"
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade matplotlib numpy pandas seaborn scipy ipython posix-ipc cppyy sewar dask distributed optimparallel
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade matplotlib numpy pandas seaborn scipy ipython posix-ipc cppyy sewar dask distributed optimparallel --break-system-packages
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           source $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/inet/_scripts/github/build-inet.sh