diff --git a/.github/create_combined_ci_report.py b/.github/create_combined_ci_report.py
index 4d90171b03d4..2607760e4abb 100755
--- a/.github/create_combined_ci_report.py
+++ b/.github/create_combined_ci_report.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def get_checks_known_fails(client: Client, job_url: str, known_fails: dict):
         len(df.columns) - 1,
         "reason",
         df["test_name"]
-        .cat.remove_unused_categories()
+        .astype(str)
         .apply(
             lambda test_name: known_fails[test_name].get("reason", "No reason given")
         ),
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_branches.yml b/.github/workflows/release_branches.yml
index 9f61e656f1cc..e70fd154996a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_branches.yml
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       runner_type: altinity-on-demand, altinity-type-cpx51, altinity-image-x86-app-docker-ce, altinity-setup-regression
-      commit: 53d73ed32155a8a17ee0d0cdb15aee96c98010a2
+      commit: 11dcb1ad771e6afebcb06bcc7bf1c1d8b184d838
       arch: release
       build_sha: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
       timeout_minutes: 300
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       runner_type: altinity-on-demand, altinity-type-cax41, altinity-image-arm-app-docker-ce, altinity-setup-regression
-      commit: 53d73ed32155a8a17ee0d0cdb15aee96c98010a2
+      commit: 11dcb1ad771e6afebcb06bcc7bf1c1d8b184d838
       arch: aarch64
       build_sha: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
       timeout_minutes: 300