diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_build_major_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_build_major_branch.yml
index 2ea8310cb46..e857f5f6c4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_build_major_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_build_major_branch.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       slice_length: ${{ steps.generate_slice_length.outputs.slice_length }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Install prerequisites
-        run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y jq
-
       - name: Disable safe.directory check
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
@@ -47,6 +42,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout QMK Firmware
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
       - name: Determine concurrency
         id: generate_slice_length
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_build_major_branch_keymap.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_build_major_branch_keymap.yml
index 10709172dfa..3b2db843a9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_build_major_branch_keymap.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_build_major_branch_keymap.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       targets: ${{ steps.generate_targets.outputs.targets }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Install prerequisites
-        run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y jq
-
       - name: Disable safe.directory check
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
@@ -39,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout QMK Firmware
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
       - name: Generate build targets
         id: generate_targets
         run: |
@@ -79,11 +77,6 @@ jobs:
         target: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate_targets.outputs.targets) }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Install prerequisites
-        run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y jq
-
       - name: Disable safe.directory check
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
@@ -91,6 +84,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout QMK Firmware
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
       - name: Get target definitions
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli.yml b/.github/workflows/cli.yml
index ca794decf55..3d23a4fbdf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli.yml
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
     - name: Run tests
       run: qmk pytest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index c9fd6612cc4..8a0229f8731 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 1
 
     - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
+    - name: Install nvm
       run: |
-        pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
-        apt-get update && apt-get install -y rsync doxygen
-        # install nvm
         touch $HOME/.bashrc
         wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/regen.yml b/.github/workflows/regen.yml
index bca52b4b7ce..54daadfa294 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regen.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-    - name: Install python reqs
-      run: |
-        python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
     - name: Run qmk generators
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/regen_push.yml b/.github/workflows/regen_push.yml
index da31d7f30f2..5d8a84b933b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regen_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regen_push.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+      run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
     - name: Run qmk generators
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_test.yml
index 2384cfb039f..7edc2403550 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_test.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         submodules: recursive
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
     - name: Run tests
       run: qmk test-c