diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 69868e967..c037e32a1 100755
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+env:
+  PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES: "1"
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -92,9 +95,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           set -eu
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-base.txt
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements.txt
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-dev.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-base.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
           python3 -m black --version
           python3 -m isort --version-number
           python3 -m flake8 --version
@@ -221,9 +224,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           set -eu
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-base.txt
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements.txt
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-dev.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-base.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
           pytest --version
 
       - name: Run unit tests with coverage
@@ -320,9 +323,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           set -eu
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-base.txt
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements.txt
-          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-dev.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-base.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
           pytest --version
 
       - name: Start Redis
@@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           set -eu
-          pip install --break-system-packages -q pytest-rerunfailures
+          pip install -q pytest-rerunfailures
           PYTHONPATH="$PWD/apps/api:$PWD" python3 -m coverage run --append \
             --source=apps/api/app,packages \
             --omit="*/migrations/*,*/tests/*,*/test_*.py,*/site-packages/*" \