diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/validation-tests.yaml
index 7fb0c4f..0f878b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation-tests.yaml
@@ -25,26 +25,25 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    - name: Setup .NET
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
-      with:
-        dotnet-version: 6.0.x
-                     
-    - name: Install Python 3
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
-        python-version: 3.11
-
+        python-version: '3.9'
+        
     - name: Add conda to system path
       run: |
         # $CONDA is an environment variable pointing to the root of the miniconda directory
         echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
+    
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-      
+
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+                  
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore