diff --git a/.github/workflows/root-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/root-ci.yml
index 9d86e61f87538..0c8d5b7638763 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/root-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/root-ci.yml
@@ -420,6 +420,12 @@ jobs:
             is_special: true
             property: "Fedora pydebug"
             overrides: ["CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=23"]
+          # Fedora Rawhide with Python freethreading build
+          - image: rawhide
+            python_venv: "/py-venv-3.14t/ROOT-CI"
+            is_special: true
+            property: "Fedora pydebug freethreading"
+            overrides: ["CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=23"]
           # Minimal build
           - image: alma10
             platform_config: alma10-minimal
@@ -466,14 +472,15 @@ jobs:
       BUILD_DIR: /github/home/ROOT-CI/build
       INSTALL_DIR: /github/home/ROOT-CI/install
       POST_INSTALL_DIR: /github/home/ROOT-CI/PostInstall
+      PYTHON_VENV: ${{ matrix.python_venv || '/py-venv/ROOT-CI' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Set up environment
         run: |
           ccache -o max_size=${{ matrix.is_special && '5G' || '1.5G' }}
           ccache -s || true
-          if [ -d /py-venv/ROOT-CI/bin/ ]; then
-            . /py-venv/ROOT-CI/bin/activate && echo PATH=$PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV;
+          if [ -d "$PYTHON_VENV/bin/" ]; then
+            . "$PYTHON_VENV/bin/activate" && echo PATH=$PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV;
           fi
           if ${{ contains(matrix.property, 'auto-registration off') }}; then
             echo "Disabling ROOT's object auto registration for this job"
@@ -662,4 +669,4 @@ jobs:
       KRB5REALM: ${{ secrets.KRB5REALM }}
       KRB5USER: ${{ secrets.KRB5USER }}
     with:
-      branch: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
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+      branch: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}