diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 93f1bb1..d250a23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ matrix.python }}-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python: [
-          "3.7",
-          "3.8",
           "3.9",
           "3.10",
-          "3.11.0-rc.1",
+          "3.11",
+          "3.12",
+          "3.13"
         ]
     name: Python ${{ matrix.python }}
     steps:
       - name: Repository checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Configure Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
           architecture: x64
@@ -42,15 +42,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt -y update
-          sudo apt -y install gcc libsystemd-dev
-          python -m pip install pytest sphinx
-
+          sudo apt -y install gcc libsystemd-dev python3-setuptools
+      - name: Create virtualenv
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv ~/${{ matrix.python }}
+      - name: Install python dependencies
+        run: |
+          source ~/${{ matrix.python }}/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install pytest sphinx setuptools
       - name: Build (Python ${{ matrix.python }})
         run: |
           set -x
+          source ~/${{ matrix.python }}/bin/activate
           make -j
           make doc SPHINXOPTS="-W -v"
 
       - name: Test (Python ${{ matrix.python }})
         run: |
+          source ~/${{ matrix.python }}/bin/activate
           make check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/install.yml b/.github/workflows/install.yml
index c1d202c..58fec69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ matrix.container }}-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ jobs:
         container: [
             "archlinux:latest",
             "debian:testing",
-            "quay.io/centos/centos:stream8",
+            "quay.io/centos/centos:stream9",
             "quay.io/fedora/fedora:rawhide",
-            "ubuntu:focal",
+            "ubuntu:noble",
         ]
     container:
       image: ${{ matrix.container }}
     name: ${{ matrix.container }}
     steps:
       - name: Repository checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
@@ -52,14 +52,20 @@ jobs:
           case "$DIST_ID" in
           arch)
               pacman --noconfirm -Sy "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" systemd-libs
+              python3 -m venv ~/venv
+              source ~/venv/bin/activate
               python3 -m ensurepip
               ;;
           centos|fedora)
-              dnf -y install "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" systemd-devel python3-devel python3-pip
+              dnf -y install "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" systemd-devel python3-devel python3-pip python3-setuptools
+              python3 -m venv ~/venv
+              source ~/venv/bin/activate
               ;;
           ubuntu|debian)
               apt -y update
-              DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y install "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" libsystemd-dev python3-dev python3-pip
+              DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y install "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" libsystemd-dev python3-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-venv
+              python3 -m venv ~/venv
+              source ~/venv/bin/activate
               ;;
           *)
               echo >&2 "Invalid distribution ID: $DISTRO_ID"
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build & install
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          source ~/venv/bin/activate
           set -x
           python3 -m pip install -I -v .
           # Avoid importing the systemd module from the git repository
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 02d357f..87758fa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PYTHON = python
+PYTHON = python3
 SED = sed
 ETAGS = etags
 INCLUDE_DIR := $(shell pkg-config --variable=includedir libsystemd)