diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 0515030f8d71fb..3c1df21a9cf656 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ jobs:
           # For running Paddle frontend unit tests
           # python3 -m pip install -r ${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}/src/frontends/paddle/tests/requirements.txt
 
+          # For getting rid of SSL issues during model downloading for unit tests
+          python3 -m pip install certifi
+
       - name: Install sccache
         uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
         with:
@@ -128,6 +131,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure Developer Command Prompt for Microsoft Visual C++
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
 
+      - name: Set SSL_CERT_FILE for model downloading for unit tests
+        run: echo SSL_CERT_FILE=$(python3 -m certifi) >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: CMake configure
         run: |
           cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" `
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
index c831b65e9f338a..78c45cc2e63637 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ jobs:
           # For running TensorFlow Lite frontend unit tests
           python3 -m pip install -r ${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}/src/frontends/tensorflow_lite/tests/requirements.txt
 
+          # For getting rid of SSL issues during model downloading for unit tests
+          python3 -m pip install certifi
+
           # Disabled because of CVS-95904
           # For running Paddle frontend unit tests
           # python3 -m pip install -r ${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}/src/frontends/paddle/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -115,6 +118,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure Developer Command Prompt for Microsoft Visual C++
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
 
+      - name: Set SSL_CERT_FILE for model downloading for unit tests
+        run: echo SSL_CERT_FILE=$(python3 -m certifi) >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: CMake configure - CC COLLECT
         run: |
           cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" `