diff --git a/theforeman.org/pipelines/infra/updateJobs.groovy b/theforeman.org/pipelines/infra/updateJobs.groovy
index 6d0ec796..f2cadfe5 100644
--- a/theforeman.org/pipelines/infra/updateJobs.groovy
+++ b/theforeman.org/pipelines/infra/updateJobs.groovy
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ pipeline {
                     ]
                 ])
 
-                virtEnv('jjb-venv', 'pip install pbr')
-                virtEnv('jjb-venv', 'pip install -r requirements.txt')
+                virtEnv('jjb-venv', 'pip install pbr', '3.11')
+                virtEnv('jjb-venv', 'pip install -r requirements.txt', '3.11')
             }
         }
 
         stage('Update ci.theforeman.org jobs') {
             steps {
                 withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'theforeman-jenkins', usernameVariable: 'USERNAME', passwordVariable: 'PASSWORD')]) {
-                    virtEnv('jjb-venv', "cd ./theforeman.org && REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem jenkins-jobs --conf ./foreman_jenkins.ini --user ${env.USERNAME} --password '${env.PASSWORD}' update --delete-old -r .")
+                    virtEnv('jjb-venv', "cd ./theforeman.org && REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem jenkins-jobs --conf ./foreman_jenkins.ini --user ${env.USERNAME} --password '${env.PASSWORD}' update --delete-old -r .", '3.11')
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Update jenkins-foreman.apps.ocp.cloud.ci.centos.org jobs') {
             steps {
                 withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'centos-jenkins-openshift-cloud', usernameVariable: 'USERNAME', passwordVariable: 'PASSWORD')]) {
-                    virtEnv('jjb-venv', "cd ./centos.org && REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem jenkins-jobs --conf ./centos_jenkins.ini --user ${env.USERNAME} --password '${env.PASSWORD}' update --delete-old -r ./jobs")
+                    virtEnv('jjb-venv', "cd ./centos.org && REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem jenkins-jobs --conf ./centos_jenkins.ini --user ${env.USERNAME} --password '${env.PASSWORD}' update --delete-old -r ./jobs", '3.11')
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/theforeman.org/pipelines/lib/virtualEnv.groovy b/theforeman.org/pipelines/lib/virtualEnv.groovy
index 72aa4adf..194c6d7e 100644
--- a/theforeman.org/pipelines/lib/virtualEnv.groovy
+++ b/theforeman.org/pipelines/lib/virtualEnv.groovy
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-def virtEnv(path, command) {
+def virtEnv(path, command, python=null) {
     if(!fileExists("${path}/bin/activate")) {
-        sh "virtualenv ${path}"
+      if(python) {
+        cmd = "python${python}"
+      } else {
+        cmd = "python3"
+      }
+        sh "${cmd} -m venv ${path}"
     }
 
     sh """