diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
index 90fecec6a2..74547e9a6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ env:
   # GitHub Copilot configuration
   GITHUB_COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
   COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
 
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   contents: read