diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fb9e614d..3db04b6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
   pip-release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: namespace-profile-ubuntu-latest
     needs: tests
     env:
       TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_INGESTR_TOKEN }}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       packages: write
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: namespace-profile-ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - docker-build
       - tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6a5a5f3a..42fbfde0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   check-changes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: namespace-profile-ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       code-changes: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.code-changes }}
     steps:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # I tried running stuff on macOS but it was too slow and unreliable.
         # I also tried windows runners but couldn't get Docker to work there, so I gave up.
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [namespace-profile-ubuntu-latest]
         python-version: [
           '3.10',
           '3.11',
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: install Microsoft ODBC
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install msodbcsql18 -y
+        if: matrix.os == 'namespace-profile-ubuntu-latest'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y unixodbc unixodbc-dev
+          sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install msodbcsql18 -y
       - name: install Microsoft ODBC
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-13'
         run: |