diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yaml b/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
index 5277c0e8d..41560332f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
-      - run: pip install tox
+      - run: pip install "tox<4"
       - run: tox -e lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yaml
index 87f60e10a..330a50c49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - run: pip install tox
+      - run: pip install "tox<4"
       - run: tox -e ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
       # Provide code coverage reports if Linux and last py version
       - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.11'
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index fd8d8a35b..466be2b6a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ commands = coverage run -m unittest {posargs}
 platform =
     py-darwin: darwin
 install_command =
-    py-darwin: python -m pip install --only-binary=lxml {opts} {packages}
+    py-darwin: python -I -m pip install --only-binary=lxml {opts} {packages}
 
 [testenv:lint]
 skip_install = true