diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index fc3b6e1..09ba4d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -41,52 +41,21 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  # separate job needed to setup the correct version of python and github os for pyodide version
-  get_versions:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Set python/os version (${{inputs.pyodide-version}},${{inputs.os}})
-    outputs:
-      os: ${{ steps.fix_runner_os.outputs.os }}
-      python: ${{ steps.get_python_version.outputs.python }}
-      pythonexec: ${{ steps.get_python_version.outputs.pythonexec }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Get python version for a particular pyodide version
-        id: get_python_version
-        run: |
-          case "${{inputs.pyodide-version}}" in
-            *)
-              echo "python=3.10.2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-              echo "pythonexec=python310" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-              echo "Using python 3.10.2 for pyodide ${{inputs.pyodide-version}}"
-              ;;
-          esac
-      - name: Fix runner os
-        id: fix_runner_os
-        run: |
-          if [[ "${{ steps.get_python_version.outputs.python }}" == "3.10.2"  && "${{inputs.os}}" == ubuntu* && "${{inputs.os}}" != ubuntu-20.04 ]]
-          then
-            echo "Fixing ubuntu version ${{ inputs.os }} to ubuntu-20.04 for python 3.10.2"
-            echo "os=ubuntu-20.04" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "Using existing OS: ${{inputs.os}} for python ${{ steps.get_python_version.outputs.python }}"
-            echo "os=${{inputs.os}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
   test:
-    name: test ${{ inputs.browser }} ( ${{ inputs.runner }},${{ needs.get_versions.outputs.os }},pyodide:${{ inputs.pyodide-version}})
-    needs: get_versions
-    runs-on: ${{ needs.get_versions.outputs.os }}
+    name: test ${{ inputs.browser }} (${{ inputs.runner }}, pyodide:${{ inputs.pyodide-version}})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       DISPLAY: :99
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ needs.get_versions.outputs.python }}
+          python-version: 3.12
       - name: Install node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         if: ${{ contains(inputs.browser, 'node') || inputs.runner == 'playwright' }}
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
+          node-version: ${{ inputs.browser-version }}
 
       - name: Cache Playwright browsers
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -101,12 +70,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ -n "${{ inputs.playwright-version }}" ]
           then
-            ${{needs.get_versions.outputs.pythonexec}} -m pip install playwright==${{inputs.playwright-version}}
+            python -m pip install playwright==${{inputs.playwright-version}}
           else
-            ${{needs.get_versions.outputs.pythonexec}} -m pip install playwright
+            python -m pip install playwright
           fi
           # TODO: install only browsers that are required
-          ${{needs.get_versions.outputs.pythonexec}} -m playwright install --with-deps
+          python -m playwright install --with-deps
 
       - uses: pyodide/pyodide-actions/download-pyodide@v1
         with:
@@ -118,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           runner: ${{ inputs.runner }}
           browser: ${{ inputs.browser }}
           browser-version: ${{ inputs.browser-version }}
-          playwright-version: ${{ inputs.runner-version }}
+          playwright-version: ${{ inputs.playwright-version }}
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Download build artifacts from calling package
@@ -131,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install pyodide-py
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
-          ${{needs.get_versions.outputs.pythonexec}} -m pip install pyodide-py==${{inputs.pyodide-version}}
+          python -m pip install pyodide-py==${{inputs.pyodide-version}}
 
 
       - name: Install pytest-pyodide
@@ -141,10 +110,9 @@ jobs:
             # Currently we only install the package for dependencies.
             # We then uninstall it otherwise tests fails due to pytest hook being
             # registered twice.
-            # temporarily pin pytest version (https://github.com/pyodide/pytest-pyodide/pull/133#issuecomment-2081412407)
-              ${{needs.get_versions.outputs.pythonexec}} -m pip install ".[test]" "pytest<8.0.0"
+              python -m pip install ".[test]"
           else
-              ${{needs.get_versions.outputs.pythonexec}} -m pip install pytest-pyodide
+              python -m pip install pytest-pyodide
           fi
       - name: Run tests
         shell: bash -l {0}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testall.yaml b/.github/workflows/testall.yaml
index aa80088..dd3f3e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testall.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testall.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: ""
-      playwright-version:
+      playwright-versions:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: ""  # latest
diff --git a/utils/build_test_matrix.py b/utils/build_test_matrix.py
index 184c28f..e55a1fa 100644
--- a/utils/build_test_matrix.py
+++ b/utils/build_test_matrix.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import itertools
 import json
 
-DEFAULT_OS = "ubuntu-20.04, macos-11"
+DEFAULT_OS = "ubuntu-latest, macos-latest"
 DEFAULT_RUNNER = "selenium, playwright"
 DEFAULT_BROWSER = "chrome, firefox, node, safari, host"
 DEFAULT_CHROME_VERSION = "latest"