diff --git a/.github/workflows/cygwin-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cygwin-test.yml
index 962791ae7..a4693d4a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cygwin-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cygwin-test.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: windows-2022
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/empty.yml b/.github/workflows/empty.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..838d7cc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/empty.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: Empty Workflow
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  empty_job:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Echo
+        run: echo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 5e79664a8..ec16745b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: MatteoH2O1999/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index a5467ef94..f5d3b20d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   build:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         submodules: recursive
 
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: MatteoH2O1999/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         allow-prereleases: ${{ matrix.experimental }}
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1f1a39706..9defec169 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.37
+3.1.37+sp1