diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-system-test-react-native.yml b/.github/workflows/build-system-test-react-native.yml
index d5247afc930..602bea3c0f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-system-test-react-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-system-test-react-native.yml
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ jobs:
           brew tap wix/brew
           brew install applesimutils
           brew install watchman
+          brew link --overwrite python@3.11
           echo "ruby --version"
           ruby --version
+        continue-on-error: true # brew overwrite step addresses a python install issue: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/8500
       - name: Install packages
         if: steps.restore-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-with-retries