diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yaml b/.github/workflows/python.yaml
index 47ed6c04d..ba5848e52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Free Disk Space
+        run: ./disk_clean.sh
+
       - name: Install poetry
         run: pipx install poetry
 
diff --git a/disk_clean.sh b/disk_clean.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..90f81c99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/disk_clean.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# adapted from https://github.com/jlumbroso/free-disk-space/blob/main/action.yml
+
+set -x
+
+echo "Remove Android library"
+sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/android || true
+echo "Remove .NET runtime"
+sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet || true