diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark_on_push.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark_on_push.yml
index bc94a2f617..bfd4a7121a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark_on_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark_on_push.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install Linux system dependencies
         run: |
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools virtualenv wget cmake casadi numpy virtualenv packaging
-          python -m pip install asv
+          python -m pip install asv[virtualenv]
 
       - name: Install SuiteSparse and SUNDIALS
         run: python scripts/install_KLU_Sundials.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic_benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic_benchmarks.yml
index e973eb88cc..cc038172c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic_benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic_benchmarks.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install Linux system dependencies
         run: |
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools virtualenv wget cmake casadi numpy virtualenv packaging
-          python -m pip install asv
+          python -m pip install asv[virtualenv]
 
       - name: Install SuiteSparse and SUNDIALS
         run: python scripts/install_KLU_Sundials.py