diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yaml b/.github/workflows/compile.yaml
index f8468433..380730df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://gittup.org/tup/win32/tup-latest.zip" -OutFile ".\tup-latest.zip"
           Expand-Archive ".\tup-latest.zip" -DestinationPath ".\tup-latest" -Force
-          echo "::add-path::$(Resolve-Path .)\tup-latest"
+          echo "$(Resolve-Path .)\tup-latest" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
           choco install gcc-arm-embedded # downloads https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-rm/9-2019q4/gcc-arm-none-eabi-9-2019-q4-major-win32.zip
           
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index 8769d92d..42951d0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Install odrivetool
         run: |
-          pip3 install monotonic # TODO: this is dishonest. Must be removed as soon as v0.5.0 is published!
+          # TODO: this is a workaround for https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/2353 and we
+          # can remove it as soon as python3-setuptools on GitHub's ubuntu-latest
+          # moves to version 50.1+.
+          pip3 list | grep setuptools # show version
+          export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
           pip3 install odrive
 
       # This one currently fails because Github Actions runs pip as non-root
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       # This step is mentioned in the user guide
       - name: Add ~/.local/bin to path
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: echo "::add-path::~/.local/bin"
+        run: echo "~/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Launch odrivetool
         # This returns a non-zero exit code if the odrivetool throws an exception