diff --git a/.codespell/.codespellrc b/.codespell/.codespellrc
index 5255128dffb..95aa2b2749f 100644
--- a/.codespell/.codespellrc
+++ b/.codespell/.codespellrc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [codespell]
-skip = .git,package-lock.json,LOG.old.*
+skip = .git,package-lock.json,LOG.old.*,venv
 count =
 quiet-level = 3
 ignore-words = ./.codespell/wordlist.txt
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index 1511fd18304..d3a8b072166 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install prerequisites
-        run: pip install codespell
+      - name: Set up a Python venv and install prerequisites
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv venv
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          pip install codespell
 
       - name: Spell check
-        run: codespell --config=./.codespell/.codespellrc
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+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          codespell --config=./.codespell/.codespellrc
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