diff --git a/.github/workflows/android_release.yml b/.github/workflows/android_release.yml
index 66f3b4c13..2d1fa71c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android_release.yml
@@ -1,69 +1,74 @@
 name: Android Build/Upload to Play Store Console
 
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - mobile-**
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: macos-14
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: rustup target add aarch64-linux-android arm-linux-androideabi x86_64-linux-android
         run: rustup target add aarch64-linux-android arm-linux-androideabi x86_64-linux-android
 
       - name: Install Protobuf compiler
         working-directory: ./scripts
         run: sudo ./install_protobuf.sh
 
+      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.12
+
       - name: Fix node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install packaging setuptools
+        run: python -m pip install packaging setuptools
 
       - name: yarn ci-cleaninstall
         run: yarn ci-cleaninstall
 
       - name: Save ALCHEMY_API_KEY to file
         working-directory: ./native
         env:
           ALCHEMY_API_KEY: ${{secrets.ALCHEMY_API_KEY}}
         run: mkdir -p facts && echo '{"key":"'"$ALCHEMY_API_KEY"'"}' > facts/alchemy.json
 
       - name: Save NEYNAR_API_KEY to file
         working-directory: ./native
         env:
           NEYNAR_API_KEY: ${{secrets.NEYNAR_API_KEY}}
         run: mkdir -p facts && echo '{"key":"'"$NEYNAR_API_KEY"'"}' > facts/neynar.json
 
       - name: Save ANDROID_KEY_STORE_B64 to file
         env:
           ANDROID_KEY_STORE_B64: ${{secrets.ANDROID_KEY_STORE_B64}}
         run: echo "$ANDROID_KEY_STORE_B64" > ANDROID_KEY_STORE_B64.b64
 
       - name: Save ANDROID_KEY_STORE to file
         run: base64 -d -i ANDROID_KEY_STORE_B64.b64 -o android_key_store.keystore
 
       - name: Configure gradle.properties
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.gradle
           touch ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
           echo "COMM_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE=$(pwd)/android_key_store.keystore" >> ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
           echo "COMM_UPLOAD_KEY_ALIAS=AndroidSigningKey" >> ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
 
       - name: Build with Gradle
         working-directory: ./native/android
         env:
           ANDROID_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.ANDROID_SIGNING_PASSWORD}}
         run: JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME_11_arm64} ./gradlew bundleRelease
 
       - name: Save PLAY_STORE_PUBLISHING_KEY to file
         working-directory: ./native/android
         env:
           PLAY_STORE_PUBLISHING_KEY: ${{secrets.PLAY_STORE_PUBLISHING_KEY}}
         run: echo "$PLAY_STORE_PUBLISHING_KEY" > PLAY_STORE_PUBLISHING_KEY.json
 
       - name: Upload to Google Play
         working-directory: ./native/android
         run: node upload-aab.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios_release.yml b/.github/workflows/ios_release.yml
index ae445076d..645e99f6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios_release.yml
@@ -1,84 +1,89 @@
 name: iOS Build/Archive/Upload to AppStore Connect
 
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - mobile-**
 
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build, archive, and upload iOS app
     runs-on: macos-14
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install Developer certificate
         env:
           BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64 }}
           P12_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.P12_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           # create variables
           CERTIFICATE_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/build_certificate.p12
           KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
 
           # import certificate from secrets
           echo -n "$BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64" | base64 --decode -o $CERTIFICATE_PATH
 
           # create temporary keychain
           security create-keychain -p "123456" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
           security set-keychain-settings -lut 21600 $KEYCHAIN_PATH
           security unlock-keychain -p "123456" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
 
           # import certificate to keychain
           security import $CERTIFICATE_PATH -P "$P12_PASSWORD" -A -t cert -f pkcs12 -k $KEYCHAIN_PATH
           security list-keychain -d user -s $KEYCHAIN_PATH
 
       - name: brew install protobuf
         run: brew install protobuf
 
+      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.12
+
       - name: Fix node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install packaging setuptools
+        run: python -m pip install packaging setuptools
 
       - name: yarn ci-cleaninstall
         run: yarn ci-cleaninstall
 
       - name: Save ALCHEMY_API_KEY to file
         working-directory: ./native
         env:
           ALCHEMY_API_KEY: ${{secrets.ALCHEMY_API_KEY}}
         run: mkdir -p facts && echo '{"key":"'"$ALCHEMY_API_KEY"'"}' > facts/alchemy.json
 
       - name: Save NEYNAR_API_KEY to file
         working-directory: ./native
         env:
           NEYNAR_API_KEY: ${{secrets.NEYNAR_API_KEY}}
         run: mkdir -p facts && echo '{"key":"'"$NEYNAR_API_KEY"'"}' > facts/neynar.json
 
       - name: Save auth_key to file
         working-directory: ./native/ios
         env:
           AUTH_KEY: ${{secrets.AUTH_KEY}}
         run: echo "$AUTH_KEY" > AUTH_KEY.p8
 
       - name: Archive
         working-directory: ./native/ios
         env:
           AUTH_KEY_ID: ${{secrets.AUTH_KEY_ID}}
           AUTH_KEY_ISSUER_ID: ${{secrets.AUTH_KEY_ISSUER_ID}}
         run: xcodebuild archive -workspace Comm.xcworkspace -scheme Comm -configuration Release -archivePath archives/Comm.xcarchive -destination generic/platform=iOS -allowProvisioningUpdates -authenticationKeyIssuerID "$AUTH_KEY_ISSUER_ID" -authenticationKeyID "$AUTH_KEY_ID" -authenticationKeyPath $PWD/AUTH_KEY.p8
 
       - name: Export IPA
         working-directory: ./native/ios
         env:
           AUTH_KEY_ID: ${{secrets.AUTH_KEY_ID}}
           AUTH_KEY_ISSUER_ID: ${{secrets.AUTH_KEY_ISSUER_ID}}
         run: xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath archives/Comm.xcarchive -exportOptionsPlist exportOptions.plist -exportPath output -allowProvisioningUpdates -authenticationKeyIssuerID "$AUTH_KEY_ISSUER_ID" -authenticationKeyID "$AUTH_KEY_ID" -authenticationKeyPath $PWD/AUTH_KEY.p8
 
       - name: Upload IPA to TestFlight
         working-directory: ./native/ios
         env:
           APPLE_USER_NAME: ${{secrets.APPLE_USER_NAME}}
           APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD}}
         run: xcrun altool --upload-app --type ios --file output/Comm.ipa --username "$APPLE_USER_NAME" --password "$APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD"