diff --git a/.github/workflows/collect-results.yml b/.github/workflows/collect-results.yml
index 64e6ef3e1..1114ccb44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/collect-results.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/collect-results.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install -q matplotlib
+
       - name: Download JSON artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
@@ -38,9 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           path: agg_${{ inputs.exp-name || 'all' }}.json
 
       - name: Plot performance
-        run: |
-          pip install -q matplotlib
-          python3 utils/plot_perf.py results/ ${{ inputs.exp-name || 'all' }}
+        run: python3 utils/plot_perf.py results/ ${{ inputs.exp-name || 'all' }}
       - name: Upload performance graphs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 86cd7d256..b952db86a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
             - id: get-jobs
               run: |
-                  pip install pydantic
                   CONFIG_JSON=$(python3 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/utils/matrix-logic/generate_sweep_configs.py ${{ inputs.generate-cli-command }})
                   echo "search-space-config=$CONFIG_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -70,15 +77,20 @@ jobs:
                   token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT }}
                   fetch-depth: 0
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install PyGithub
+
             - name: Download results artifacts
               uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
               with:
                   path: ${{ env.RESULTS_DIR }}
                   pattern: results_*
 
-            - name: Install python dependencies
-              run: pip install PyGithub
-
             - name: Calculate success rate
               run: python3 utils/calc_success_rate.py $STATS_FILENAME
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-sweep-1k1k-scheduler.yml b/.github/workflows/full-sweep-1k1k-scheduler.yml
index 369251f24..801dc9690 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-sweep-1k1k-scheduler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-sweep-1k1k-scheduler.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
             - id: get-dsr1-configs
               run: |
-                  pip install pydantic
                   CONFIG_JSON=$(python3 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/utils/matrix-logic/generate_sweep_configs.py full-sweep --config-files ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/nvidia-master.yaml ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/amd-master.yaml --seq-lens 1k1k --model-prefix dsr1)
                   echo "search-space-config=$CONFIG_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -28,9 +35,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
             - id: get-gptoss-configs
               run: |
-                  pip install pydantic
                   CONFIG_JSON=$(python3 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/utils/matrix-logic/generate_sweep_configs.py full-sweep --config-files ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/nvidia-master.yaml ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/amd-master.yaml --seq-lens 1k1k --model-prefix gptoss)
                   echo "search-space-config=$CONFIG_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -159,15 +173,20 @@ jobs:
                   token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT }}
                   fetch-depth: 0
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install PyGithub
+
             - name: Download results artifacts
               uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
               with:
                   path: ${{ env.RESULTS_DIR }}
                   pattern: results_*
 
-            - name: Install python dependencies
-              run: pip install PyGithub
-
             - name: Calculate success rate
               run: python3 utils/calc_success_rate.py $STATS_FILENAME
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-sweep-1k8k-scheduler.yml b/.github/workflows/full-sweep-1k8k-scheduler.yml
index f2354f6c5..6109451fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-sweep-1k8k-scheduler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-sweep-1k8k-scheduler.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
             - id: get-dsr1-configs
               run: |
-                  pip install pydantic
                   CONFIG_JSON=$(python3 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/utils/matrix-logic/generate_sweep_configs.py full-sweep --config-files ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/nvidia-master.yaml ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/amd-master.yaml --seq-lens 1k8k --model-prefix dsr1)
                   echo "search-space-config=$CONFIG_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -28,9 +35,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
             - id: get-gptoss-configs
               run: |
-                  pip install pydantic
                   CONFIG_JSON=$(python3 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/utils/matrix-logic/generate_sweep_configs.py full-sweep --config-files ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/nvidia-master.yaml ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/amd-master.yaml --seq-lens 1k8k --model-prefix gptoss)
                   echo "search-space-config=$CONFIG_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -114,15 +128,20 @@ jobs:
                   token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT }}
                   fetch-depth: 0
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install PyGithub
+
             - name: Download results artifacts
               uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
               with:
                   path: ${{ env.RESULTS_DIR }}
                   pattern: results_*
 
-            - name: Install python dependencies
-              run: pip install PyGithub
-
             - name: Calculate success rate
               run: python3 utils/calc_success_rate.py $STATS_FILENAME
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-sweep-8k1k-scheduler.yml b/.github/workflows/full-sweep-8k1k-scheduler.yml
index 516e630c6..c77250527 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-sweep-8k1k-scheduler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-sweep-8k1k-scheduler.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
             - id: get-dsr1-configs
               run: |
-                  pip install pydantic
                   CONFIG_JSON=$(python3 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/utils/matrix-logic/generate_sweep_configs.py full-sweep --config-files ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/nvidia-master.yaml ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/amd-master.yaml --seq-lens 8k1k --model-prefix dsr1)
                   echo "search-space-config=$CONFIG_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -28,9 +35,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
             - id: get-gptoss-configs
               run: |
-                  pip install pydantic
                   CONFIG_JSON=$(python3 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/utils/matrix-logic/generate_sweep_configs.py full-sweep --config-files ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/nvidia-master.yaml ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/configs/amd-master.yaml --seq-lens 8k1k --model-prefix gptoss)
                   echo "search-space-config=$CONFIG_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -159,15 +173,20 @@ jobs:
                   token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT }}
                   fetch-depth: 0
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install PyGithub
+
             - name: Download results artifacts
               uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
               with:
                   path: ${{ env.RESULTS_DIR }}
                   pattern: results_*
 
-            - name: Install python dependencies
-              run: pip install PyGithub
-
             - name: Calculate success rate
               run: python3 utils/calc_success_rate.py $STATS_FILENAME
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-sweep-test.yml b/.github/workflows/full-sweep-test.yml
index 80f0ed411..544718abc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-sweep-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-sweep-test.yml
@@ -48,11 +48,18 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
               # This looks complicated, but it is just calling generate_sweep_configs.py conditioned on 
               # discrete inputs (i.e., run_1k1k, run_h100, etc.) to split the test sweep into discrete jobs 
             - id: generate-configs
               run: |
-                  pip install pydantic
 
                   set -x
                   # Build runner type filters based on inputs
@@ -427,15 +434,20 @@ jobs:
                   token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT }}
                   fetch-depth: 0
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: '3.12'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pip install PyGithub
+
             - name: Download results artifacts
               uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
               with:
                   path: ${{ env.RESULTS_DIR }}
                   pattern: results_*
 
-            - name: Install python dependencies
-              run: pip install PyGithub
-
             - name: Calculate success rate
               run: python3 utils/calc_success_rate.py $STATS_FILENAME
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/label-validation.yml
index d564c2a9a..78e2d6de1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-validation.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install pydantic pyyaml
+
       - id: get-jobs
         shell: python
         run: |
@@ -49,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
           # Generate configs for standard labels
           all_configs = []
           if matching:
-              subprocess.run(['pip', 'install', 'pydantic'], check=True)
 
               for label in matching:
                   result = subprocess.run([
@@ -125,15 +132,20 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install PyGithub
+
       - name: Download results artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           path: ${{ env.RESULTS_DIR }}
           pattern: results_*
 
-      - name: Install python dependencies
-        run: pip install PyGithub
-
       - name: Calculate success rate
         run: python3 utils/calc_success_rate.py $STATS_FILENAME