diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-symbol-files-to-memfault.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-symbol-files-to-memfault.yml
index e05c4bc5..e8c5b100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-symbol-files-to-memfault.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-symbol-files-to-memfault.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm i @octokit/rest
 
-      - run: pip3 install memfault-cli
+      - run: |
+        python3 -m venv venv
+        source venv/bin/activate
+        pip3 install memfault-cli
 
       - run: node .github/workflows/fetch-release-assets.mjs ${{ inputs.version }}