diff --git a/playbooks/publish-pypi-package/post-run.yaml b/playbooks/publish-pypi-package/post-run.yaml
index af83762..921ccee 100644
--- a/playbooks/publish-pypi-package/post-run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/publish-pypi-package/post-run.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   roles:
     - upload-pypi
   vars:
+    python_venv_dir: "$HOME/venv"
+    pypi_twine_executable: "{{ python_venv_dir }}/bin/python -m twine"
     pypi_info:
       api_token: "{{ secret.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}"
     pypi_path: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}/dist"
diff --git a/roles/prepare-package-build/defaults/main.yml b/roles/prepare-package-build/defaults/main.yml
index d5879ef..450c60e 100644
--- a/roles/prepare-package-build/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/prepare-package-build/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for prepare-package-build
 zuul_work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
-python_venv_dir: "/tmp/venv"
+python_venv_dir: "$HOME/venv"
diff --git a/roles/python-package-build/defaults/main.yml b/roles/python-package-build/defaults/main.yml
index bdaee19..8727d52 100644
--- a/roles/python-package-build/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/python-package-build/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for python-package-build
 zuul_work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
-python_venv_dir: "/tmp/venv"
+python_venv_dir: "$HOME/venv"