diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/windowsai-steps.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/windowsai-steps.yml
index 6b492ad95184a..9d47ae65a37d0 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/windowsai-steps.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/windowsai-steps.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ jobs:
 
     - task: UsePythonVersion@0
       inputs:
-        versionSpec: '3.9'
+        versionSpec: '3.12'
         addToPath: true
         ${{ if eq(parameters.BuildArch, 'x86') }}:
           architecture: 'x86'
 
+    - task: PipAuthenticate@1
+      displayName: 'Pip Authenticate'
+      inputs:
+        artifactFeeds: 'PublicPackages/ORT-Nightly'
+
     - template: telemetry-steps.yml
 
     - task: NuGetCommand@2