diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests-comment.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests-comment.yml
index 2351203dc9..ccae9db0ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests-comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests-comment.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@ on:
     types:
       - created
 
+# Required shell entrypoint to have properly configured bash shell
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -l {0}
+
 jobs:
   linux:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
       fail-fast: false
     name: Linux Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request && github.event.comment.body == '@runGAtests' }}
@@ -25,18 +30,12 @@ jobs:
           miniforge-version: "latest"
           miniforge-variant: Mambaforge
           use-mamba: true
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: mkdir -p test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: conda --version 2>&1 | tee test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/conda_version.txt
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: python -V 2>&1 | tee test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/python_version.txt
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: pip install -e .[develop] 2>&1 | tee test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/install.txt
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: flake8
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: pytest -n 2 -m "not installation" 2>&1 | tee test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/test_report.txt
+      - run: mkdir -p test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - run: conda --version 2>&1 | tee test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/conda_version.txt
+      - run: python -V 2>&1 | tee test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/python_version.txt
+      - run: pip install -e .[develop] 2>&1 | tee test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/install.txt
+      - run: flake8
+      - run: pytest -n 2 -m "not installation" 2>&1 | tee test_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/test_report.txt
       - name: Upload artifacts
         if: ${{ always() }}  # upload artifacts even if fail
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "macos-latest"
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
       fail-fast: false
     name: OSX Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request && github.event.comment.body == '@runGAtests' }}
@@ -64,18 +63,12 @@ jobs:
           miniforge-version: "latest"
           miniforge-variant: Mambaforge
           use-mamba: true
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: mkdir -p test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: conda --version 2>&1 | tee test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/conda_version.txt
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: python -V 2>&1 | tee test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/python_version.txt
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: pip install -e .[develop] 2>&1 | tee test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/install.txt
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: flake8
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: pytest -n 2 -m "not installation" 2>&1 | tee test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/test_report.txt
+      - run: mkdir -p test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - run: conda --version 2>&1 | tee test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/conda_version.txt
+      - run: python -V 2>&1 | tee test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/python_version.txt
+      - run: pip install -e .[develop] 2>&1 | tee test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/install.txt
+      - run: flake8
+      - run: pytest -n 2 -m "not installation" 2>&1 | tee test_osx_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/test_report.txt
       - name: Upload artifacts
         if: ${{ always() }}  # upload artifacts even if fail
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2