diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index acc0365e5c..3bc04170c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -134,12 +134,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout ${{ github.ref }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.default-python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.default-python }}
+          cache: "pip"
       - name: Extract release tag
         run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Create pull request branch
         run: git switch -c "bump-changelog-for-${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+      - name: Install nox
+        run: python -m pip install nox
       - name: Update changelog
-        run: pipx run towncrier build --yes --version $RELEASE_VERSION
+        run: nox --error-on-missing-interpreters --non-interactive --session build_changelog -- $RELEASE_VERSION
       - name: Commit and push change
         run: |
           git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index d5dfc8853d..207b095b9a 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ def watch_docs(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     upcoming_changelog.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
 
+@nox.session(python=PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION)
+def build_changelog(session: nox.Session) -> None:
+    session.install(*DOC_DEPENDENCIES, ".")
+    session.run("towncrier", "build", "--version", session.posargs[0], "--yes")
+
+
 @nox.session(python=PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION)
 def build_man(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     session.install(*MAN_DEPENDENCIES, ".")