diff --git a/.github/actions/python_build/action.yml b/.github/actions/python_build/action.yml
index 42fca1bbe..8ad37cc7a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/python_build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/python_build/action.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ runs:
       run: |
         cd python
         pip install build wheel pyspark==${{ matrix.spark }} 
-        pip install --no-cache-dir --force-reinstall numpy~=${{ matrix.numpy }}
+        pip install numpy~=${{ matrix.numpy }}
         pip install GDAL[numpy]==${{ matrix.gdal }}
         pip install .
     - name: Test and build python package
diff --git a/.github/actions/scala_build/action.yml b/.github/actions/scala_build/action.yml
index 3c800aa5d..5478d4737 100644
--- a/.github/actions/scala_build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/scala_build/action.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ runs:
             sudo apt-get update -y
             # - install numpy first
             pip install --upgrade pip
-            pip install --no-cache-dir --force-reinstall numpy~=${{ matrix.numpy }}
+            pip install numpy~=${{ matrix.numpy }}
             # - install natives
             sudo apt-get install -y unixodbc libcurl3-gnutls libsnappy-dev libopenjp2-7
-            sudo apt-get install -y gdal-bin libgdal-dev
+            sudo apt-get install -y gdal-bin libgdal-dev python3-gdal
             # - install gdal with numpy
             pip install GDAL[numpy]>=${{ matrix.gdal }}
             # - add the so files 
diff --git a/scripts/mosaic-gdal-init.sh b/scripts/mosaic-gdal-init.sh
index b97524545..d1cecd07f 100644
--- a/scripts/mosaic-gdal-init.sh
+++ b/scripts/mosaic-gdal-init.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ then
   pip install --no-cache-dir --force-reinstall "scipy$SCIPY_VERSION"
   
   # - install natives
-  sudo apt-get install -y gdal-bin libgdal-dev
+  sudo apt-get install -y gdal-bin libgdal-dev python3-gdal
 
   # - install gdal with numpy
   pip install GDAL[numpy]==$GDAL_VERSION