diff --git a/.github/workflows/esp32_build.yml b/.github/workflows/esp32_build.yml
index 47ada97256..7f2a11bf06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esp32_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esp32_build.yml
@@ -161,11 +161,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Prerequisites
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install git wget libncurses-dev flex bison gperf python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-serial python3-cryptography python3-future python3-pyparsing python3-pyelftools cmake ninja-build ccache libffi-dev libssl-dev dfu-util libusb-1.0-0
+          sudo apt-get install git wget libncurses-dev flex bison gperf python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-setuptools python3-serial python3-gevent python3-cryptography python3-future python3-pyparsing python3-pyelftools cmake ninja-build ccache libffi-dev libssl-dev dfu-util libusb-1.0-0
           sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
+          update-alternatives --query python
+          python --version
+          pip3 install gevent
 
-          rm -rf /usr/local/bin/cmake
+          # we actualy want 3.11 .. but the above only gave us 3.10, not ok with esp32 builds.
+          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install python3.11 python3.11-venv python3.11-distutils  -y
+          sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-setuptools python3-serial python3-cryptography python3-future python3-pyparsing python3-pyelftools
+          update-alternatives --query python
+          pip3 install gevent
+          python --version
+          python3.11 --version
+          which python3.11
+          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.11 11
+          update-alternatives --query python
 
+          rm -rf /usr/local/bin/cmake
           sudo apt remove --purge --auto-remove cmake
           sudo apt update && \
           sudo apt install -y software-properties-common lsb-release && \
@@ -183,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
 
           cd modules/esp_idf
           echo "Installing ESP-IDF tools...."
-          ./install.sh 2>&1 > /dev/null
+          ./install.sh esp32,esp32s3 2>&1 > /dev/null
           cd ../..
           
           
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/esp32_get_idf.sh b/Tools/scripts/esp32_get_idf.sh
index 39bf8dae7d..4ad61e15e9 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/esp32_get_idf.sh
+++ b/Tools/scripts/esp32_get_idf.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash 
+
 # if you have modules/esp_idf setup as a submodule, then leave it as a submodule and switch branches
 if [ ! -d modules ]; then
 echo "this script needs to be run from the root of your repo, sorry, giving up."
@@ -25,26 +26,31 @@ else
         # add esp_idf as almost submodule, depths  uses less space
         #git clone -b v4.4 --single-branch --depth 10 https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git esp_idf
         git clone -b 'release/v4.4'  https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git esp_idf
+        git checkout 6d853f
         # check if we've got v4.4 checked out, only this version of esp_idf is tested and works?
         
     fi
 fi
 
+
+
 echo "inspecting possible IDF... "
 cd esp_idf
 echo `git rev-parse HEAD`
 # these are a selection of possible specific commit/s that represent v4.4 branch of the esp_idf 
-if [ `git rev-parse HEAD` == 'f98ec313f2a9bc50151349c404a8f2f10ed99649' ]; then 
+if [ `git rev-parse HEAD` == '6d853f0525b003afaeaed4fb59a265c8522c2da9' ]; then 
     echo "IDF version 'release/4.4' found OK, great."; 
 else
-    echo "looks like an idf, but not v4.4 branch, trying to switch branch and reflect upstream";
+    echo "looks like an idf, but not v4.4 branch, or wrong commit , trying to switch branch and reflect upstream";
     ../../Tools/gittools/submodule-sync.sh >/dev/null
     git fetch ; git checkout -f release/v4.4 
+    git checkout 6d853f
 
     # retry same as above
     echo `git rev-parse HEAD`
-    if [ `git rev-parse HEAD` == 'f98ec313f2a9bc50151349c404a8f2f10ed99649' ]; then 
+    if [ `git rev-parse HEAD` == '6d853f0525b003afaeaed4fb59a265c8522c2da9' ]; then 
         echo "IDF version 'release/4.4' found OK, great."; 
+        git checkout 6d853f
     fi
 fi
 cd ../..