diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5ef09c94..1b0e6a30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
           cache: pnpm
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
       - name: Verify macOS runner architecture
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -88,9 +92,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
           cache: pnpm
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
       - name: Verify macOS runner architecture
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -125,9 +133,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
           cache: pnpm
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
       - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - run: pnpm run build:win
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-web-crawler-sidecar.mjs b/scripts/build-web-crawler-sidecar.mjs
index f15724d3..ec8c0eb4 100644
--- a/scripts/build-web-crawler-sidecar.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build-web-crawler-sidecar.mjs
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ const resolveBootstrapPython = () => {
   const candidates =
     process.platform === 'win32'
       ? [
-          { command: 'py', args: ['-3'] },
           { command: 'python', args: [] },
-          { command: 'python3', args: [] }
+          { command: 'python3', args: [] },
+          { command: 'py', args: ['-3'] }
         ]
       : [
           { command: 'python3.12', args: [] },