diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 05fcbbf..4218f23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -344,16 +344,27 @@ jobs:
             echo "⚠️ Warning: Could not verify SonarQube server connectivity (continuing anyway)"
           fi
 
-      - name: Install Python and dependencies
+      - name: Install Python 3.11 and dependencies
         run: |
-          apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
-          pip3 install --upgrade pip
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y software-properties-common
+          add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y python3.11 python3.11-dev python3.11-venv python3.11-distutils
+          # Install pip for Python 3.11
+          curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3.11
+          # Ensure python3 and pip3 point to 3.11
+          update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.11 1 || true
+          # Use python3.11 -m pip for pip operations
+          python3.11 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python3 --version
+          python3.11 -m pip --version
 
       - name: Generate coverage report
         run: |
           echo "Generating coverage report for SonarQube..."
-          pip3 install -e ".[dev]"
-          pytest tests/ --cov=src/pote --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term || true
+          python3.11 -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          python3.11 -m pytest tests/ --cov=src/pote --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term || true
 
       - name: Run SonarScanner
         run: |