diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_dds_files.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_dds_files.yml
index e42ce80a8..233863da9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_dds_files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_dds_files.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   validate-dds-files:
-    runs-on: macos-12
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: mfinelli/setup-imagemagick@v5
       with:
-        cache: true
         install-libfuse2: true
     - name: "Install Wand library"
       run: |
-        pip3 install Wand
+        python3 -m venv venv
+        source venv/bin/activate
+        python3 -m pip install Wand
     - name: "Validate faith icons"
       run: |
+        source venv/bin/activate
         python3 ./tools/validate_dds_files.py
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