diff --git a/poetry_snakemake_plugin/templates/ci.yml.j2 b/poetry_snakemake_plugin/templates/ci.yml.j2
index 4df8c71..f307fb8 100644
--- a/poetry_snakemake_plugin/templates/ci.yml.j2
+++ b/poetry_snakemake_plugin/templates/ci.yml.j2
@@ -13,15 +13,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
       - name: Install poetry
-        run: pipx install poetry
+        run: pip install poetry
 
       - name: Determine dependencies
         run: poetry lock
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.11"
           cache: poetry
 
       - name: Install Dependencies using Poetry
@@ -36,15 +40,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
       - name: Install poetry
-        run: pipx install poetry
+        run: pip install poetry
 
       - name: Determine dependencies
         run: poetry lock
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.11"
           cache: poetry
 
       - name: Install Dependencies using Poetry
@@ -58,15 +66,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
       - name: Install poetry
-        run: pipx install poetry
+        run: pip install poetry
 
       - name: Determine dependencies
         run: poetry lock
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.11"
           cache: poetry
 
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/poetry_snakemake_plugin/templates/release_please.yml.j2 b/poetry_snakemake_plugin/templates/release_please.yml.j2
index 751bc45..830c5ca 100644
--- a/poetry_snakemake_plugin/templates/release_please.yml.j2
+++ b/poetry_snakemake_plugin/templates/release_please.yml.j2
@@ -24,26 +24,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Install poetry
-        run: pipx install poetry
+        run: pip install poetry
 
       - name: Determine dependencies
         run: poetry lock
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.11"
           cache: poetry
 
-      - name: Install Dependencies using Poetry
-        run: |
-          pip install connection-pool # because it is incompatible with poetry
-          poetry install
-
       - name: Publish to PyPi
         env:
           PYPI_USERNAME: __token__