diff --git a/.ci-config.json b/.ci-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e8eac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "python_version_current": "3.11",
+  "python_versions_active": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 079730d..32d3181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,29 @@ name: OctoDNS
 on: [pull_request]
 
 jobs:
+  config:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      json: ${{ steps.load.outputs.json }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - id: load
+      # based on https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#multiline-strings
+      run: |
+        {
+          echo 'json<<EOF'
+          cat ./.ci-config.json
+          echo EOF
+        } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
   ci:
+    needs: config
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # Defined in an org level variable, based on dates in
-        # https://devguide.python.org/versions/#versions
-        python-version: ${{fromJson(vars.PYTHON_VERSIONS_ACTIVE)}}
+        # Defined in a file that resides in the top level of octodns/octodns,
+        # based on dates in https://devguide.python.org/versions/#versions
+        python-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.config.outputs.json).python_versions_active }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup python
@@ -36,13 +51,15 @@ jobs:
             coverage.xml
             htmlcov
   setup-py:
+    needs: config
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ vars.PYTHON_VERSION_CURRENT }}
+          # Most recent release from https://devguide.python.org/versions/#versions
+          python-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.config.outputs.json).python_version_current }}
           architecture: x64
       - name: CI setup.py
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/modules.yml b/.github/workflows/modules.yml
index 940abc1..9d6e767 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/modules.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/modules.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,22 @@ on:
     types: [submitted]
 
 jobs:
+  config:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      json: ${{ steps.load.outputs.json }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - id: load
+      # based on https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#multiline-strings
+      run: |
+        {
+          echo 'json<<EOF'
+          cat ./.ci-config.json
+          echo EOF
+        } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
   ci:
+    needs: config
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -46,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ vars.PYTHON_VERSION_CURRENT }}
+          python-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.config.outputs.json).python_version_current }}
           architecture: x64
       - name: Test Module
         run: |