diff --git a/.kokoro/docker/docs/Dockerfile b/.kokoro/docker/docs/Dockerfile
index 54ea713545d4..688814801711 100644
--- a/.kokoro/docker/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/.kokoro/docker/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -71,12 +71,11 @@ RUN tar -xvf Python-3.10.14.tgz
 RUN ./Python-3.10.14/configure --enable-optimizations
 RUN make altinstall
 
-RUN python3.10 -m venv /venv
-ENV PATH /venv/bin:$PATH
+ENV PATH /usr/local/bin/python3.10:$PATH
 
 ###################### Install pip
 RUN wget -O /tmp/get-pip.py 'https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py' \
-  && python3 /tmp/get-pip.py \
+  && python3.10 /tmp/get-pip.py \
   && rm /tmp/get-pip.py
 
 # Test pip
diff --git a/.kokoro/publish-docs-single.sh b/.kokoro/publish-docs-single.sh
index fb338fc1c881..8fe16efcdeb4 100755
--- a/.kokoro/publish-docs-single.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/publish-docs-single.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ pwd
 nox -s docs
 
 # create metadata
-python3.9 -m docuploader create-metadata \
+python3.10 -m docuploader create-metadata \
   --name=$(jq --raw-output '.name // empty' .repo-metadata.json) \
-  --version=$(python3 setup.py --version) \
+  --version=$(python3.10 setup.py --version) \
   --language=$(jq --raw-output '.language // empty' .repo-metadata.json) \
-  --distribution-name=$(python3 setup.py --name) \
+  --distribution-name=$(python3.10 setup.py --name) \
   --product-page=$(jq --raw-output '.product_documentation // empty' .repo-metadata.json) \
   --github-repository=$(jq --raw-output '.repo // empty' .repo-metadata.json) \
   --issue-tracker=$(jq --raw-output '.issue_tracker // empty' .repo-metadata.json)
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ python3.9 -m docuploader create-metadata \
 cat docs.metadata
 
 # upload docs
-python3.9 -m docuploader upload docs/_build/html --metadata-file docs.metadata --staging-bucket "${STAGING_BUCKET}"
+python3.10 -m docuploader upload docs/_build/html --metadata-file docs.metadata --staging-bucket "${STAGING_BUCKET}"
 
 
 # docfx yaml files
 nox -s docfx
 
 # create metadata.
-python3.9 -m docuploader create-metadata \
+python3.10 -m docuploader create-metadata \
   --name=$(jq --raw-output '.name // empty' .repo-metadata.json) \
-  --version=$(python3 setup.py --version) \
+  --version=$(python3.10 setup.py --version) \
   --language=$(jq --raw-output '.language // empty' .repo-metadata.json) \
-  --distribution-name=$(python3 setup.py --name) \
+  --distribution-name=$(python3.10 setup.py --name) \
   --product-page=$(jq --raw-output '.product_documentation // empty' .repo-metadata.json) \
   --github-repository=$(jq --raw-output '.repo // empty' .repo-metadata.json) \
   --issue-tracker=$(jq --raw-output '.issue_tracker // empty' .repo-metadata.json)
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ else
 fi
 
 # upload docs
-python3.9 -m docuploader upload docs/_build/html/docfx_yaml --metadata-file docs.metadata --destination-prefix docfx --staging-bucket "${staging_v2_bucket}"
+python3.10 -m docuploader upload docs/_build/html/docfx_yaml --metadata-file docs.metadata --destination-prefix docfx --staging-bucket "${staging_v2_bucket}"
diff --git a/.kokoro/publish-docs.sh b/.kokoro/publish-docs.sh
index c138c5c1c6b5..0b68b0679bd5 100755
--- a/.kokoro/publish-docs.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/publish-docs.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ RETVAL=0
 export PROJECT_ROOT=$(realpath $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..)
 
 # Install nox
-python3.9 -m pip install --require-hashes -r "$PROJECT_ROOT/.kokoro/requirements.txt"
-python3.9 -m nox --version
+python3.10 -m pip install --require-hashes -r "$PROJECT_ROOT/.kokoro/requirements.txt"
+python3.10 -m nox --version
 
 # A file for publishing docs
 publish_docs_script="${PROJECT_ROOT}/.kokoro/publish-docs-single.sh"