diff --git a/.github/workflows/format-command.yml b/.github/workflows/format-command.yml
index 1ba3b38f35c..6fa80bb5b29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format-command.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format-command.yml
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.ref }}
           persist-credentials: true
 
-      # Setup Python environment
-      - name: Set up Python and install dependencies
-        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: '3.14'
-          pip-install: ruff prek # zizmor: ignore[misfeature]
 
-      - name: List installed packages
-        run: python -m pip list
+      - name: Install formatting tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install ruff prek
+          python -m pip list
 
       # Run "make format" and commit the change to the PR branch
       - name: Commit to the PR branch if any changes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index b427c91abd3..8a034c69125 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
         persist-credentials: false
 
-    - name: Set up Python and install dependencies
-      uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
       with:
         python-version: '3.14'
-        pip-install: build # zizmor: ignore[misfeature]
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: python -m pip install build
 
     # This step is only necessary for testing purposes and for TestPyPI
     - name: Fix up version string for TestPyPI
diff --git a/.github/workflows/style_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/style_checks.yaml
index c21637eda72..8679c979e53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/style_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/style_checks.yaml
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Set up Python and install dependencies
-        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: '3.14'
-          pip-install: ruff prek # zizmor: ignore[misfeature]
 
-      - name: List installed packages
-        run: python -m pip list
+      - name: Install packages
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install ruff prek
+          python -m pip list
 
       - name: Formatting check (Ruff + prek)
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/type_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/type_checks.yml
index db1bcdef571..8deb69ab243 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/type_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/type_checks.yml
@@ -41,19 +41,18 @@ jobs:
 
       # Setup Python
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: '3.14'
+
+      - name: Install packages
+        run: |
           # Need to install following packages:
           # 1. required packages
           # 2. type checker and stub packages
           # 3. other packages that are used somewhere in PyGMT
-          pip-install: | # zizmor: ignore[misfeature]
-            numpy pandas xarray packaging
-            mypy pandas-stubs pyarrow-stubs
-
-      - name: List install packages
-        run: python -m pip list
+          python -m pip install numpy pandas xarray packaging mypy pandas-stubs pyarrow-stubs
+          python -m pip list
 
       - name: Static type check
         run: make typecheck