diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
index 95bca2725d..68378aa086 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
         with:
           node-version: 18.x
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.9'
+
+      - name: Install MkDocs dependencies
+        run: pip install mkdocs mkdocs-techdocs-core
 
         # Skip caching of microsite dependencies, it keeps the global cache size
         # smaller, which make Windows builds a lot faster for the rest of the project.
@@ -47,9 +53,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: build API reference
         run: yarn build:api-docs
 
-      - name: Install MkDocs dependencies
-        run: pip3 install mkdocs mkdocs-techdocs-core
-
       - name: Build MkDocs for TechDocs
         run: mkdocs build --strict