diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 5b087c33ce..f5feeae09b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name: Setup
 description: Setup CI environment.
 
 inputs:
+  install-node:
+    description: If true, it will install the node with the version from .nvmrc.
+    required: false
   javascript-utils:
     description: If true, it will also restore the cache of the javascript util packages.
     required: false
@@ -22,6 +25,13 @@ runs:
         git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/api-clients-automation/api-clients-automation
 
     # JavaScript for monorepo and tooling
+    - name: Install Node
+      if: ${{ inputs.install-node == 'true' }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version-file: .nvmrc
+        cache: yarn
+
     - name: Get yarn cache directory path
       shell: bash
       id: yarn-cache-dir
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 611b211861..8276499651 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   setup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/algolia/apic-base
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -39,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup
         id: setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          install-node: true
 
       - name: Validate gradle wrapper
         uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ jobs:
 
   scripts:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/algolia/apic-base
     timeout-minutes: 10
     needs: setup
     if: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.RUN_SCRIPTS == 'true' }}
@@ -113,6 +111,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          install-node: true
 
       - name: Check script linting
         run: yarn scripts:lint
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ jobs:
 
   specs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/algolia/apic-base
     timeout-minutes: 10
     needs: setup
     steps:
@@ -142,6 +140,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup
         if: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          install-node: true
 
       - name: Building specs
         if: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
@@ -392,8 +392,6 @@ jobs:
 
   codegen:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/algolia/apic-base
     timeout-minutes: 10
     needs:
       - setup
@@ -418,6 +416,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          install-node: true
 
       - name: Push generated code
         id: pushGeneratedCode
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codegen.yml b/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
index b9f791a1c9..47fa6420e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   notification:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/algolia/apic-base
     timeout-minutes: 10
     if: (github.event.action == 'opened' || github.event.action == 'synchronize') && github.event.number
     steps:
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          install-node: true
 
       - name: Add notification comment
         run: yarn workspace scripts upsertGenerationComment notification
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ jobs:
 
   cleanup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/algolia/apic-base
     timeout-minutes: 10
     if: github.event.action == 'closed'
     steps:
@@ -41,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          install-node: true
 
       - name: Add cleanup comment
         run: yarn workspace scripts upsertGenerationComment cleanup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled-release.yml b/.github/workflows/scheduled-release.yml
index 13b1cc57af..95790f8875 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled-release.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup
         id: setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          install-node: true
 
       - run: yarn release
         env:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/githubActions/createMatrix.ts b/scripts/ci/githubActions/createMatrix.ts
index ae344dd686..ddeca227c7 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/githubActions/createMatrix.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci/githubActions/createMatrix.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ async function createClientMatrix(baseBranch: string): Promise<void> {
     clientMatrix.client.splice(swiftIndex, 1);
   }
 
+  const phpIndex = clientMatrix.client.findIndex((c) => c.language === 'php');
+  if (phpIndex !== -1) {
+    clientMatrix.client.splice(phpIndex, 1);
+  }
+
   core.setOutput('RUN_GEN', shouldRun);
   core.setOutput('GEN_MATRIX', JSON.stringify(shouldRun ? clientMatrix : EMPTY_MATRIX));
 }