diff --git a/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml b/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
index d55c8b1d9..557528c60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
-      
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+      - run: python scripts/sanitize_items.py
+
       # Use GitHub Actions' cache to cache dependencies on servers
       - uses: actions/cache@v4.0.2
         with:
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-gems-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-gems-
-      
+
       # Use GitHub Deploy Action to build and deploy to Github
       - uses: jeffreytse/jekyll-deploy-action@v0.6.0
         with: