diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-exe-for-python-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/build-exe-for-python-sdk.yml
index a8aec21262..63779282b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-exe-for-python-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-exe-for-python-sdk.yml
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ jobs:
             *) echo "::error::Unsupported Linux runner architecture $RUNNER_ARCH"; exit 1 ;;
           esac
           addon_dir="$(realpath packages/subprocess/subprocess-local/node_modules/node-pty)"
+          (cd "$addon_dir" && npm_config_build_from_source=true npm run install)
           addon="$addon_dir/build/Release/pty.node"
           [ -f "$addon_dir/build/Makefile" ] || {
             echo "::error::node-pty install did not generate $addon_dir/build/Makefile"
diff --git a/scripts/ci-workflow.spec.ts b/scripts/ci-workflow.spec.ts
index 84ac580f31..63904dc265 100644
--- a/scripts/ci-workflow.spec.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci-workflow.spec.ts
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ describe('Python release workflows', () => {
     expect(manylinuxAddon).toMatchObject({ if: "runner.os == 'Linux'" })
     expect(JSON.stringify(manylinuxAddon)).toContain('manylinux_2_28_x86_64')
     expect(JSON.stringify(manylinuxAddon)).toContain('manylinux_2_28_aarch64')
+    expect(JSON.stringify(manylinuxAddon)).toContain('npm_config_build_from_source=true npm run install')
     expect(JSON.stringify(manylinuxAddon)).toContain('$HOME/setup-pnpm:$HOME/setup-pnpm:ro')
     expect(JSON.stringify(manylinuxAddon)).toContain('node-pty-glibc-versions.txt')
     expect(JSON.stringify(manylinuxAddon)).toContain('le 2.28')