diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/ti_build/dep.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/ti_build/dep.py
index 4e0a5a36abf8e..784698a90d929 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/ti_build/dep.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/ti_build/dep.py
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ def download_dep(url, outdir, *, strip=0, force=False, args=None, plain=False, e
     elif name.endswith(".tar.gz") or name.endswith(".tgz"):
         outdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         tar("-xzf", local_cached, "-C", outdir, f"--strip-components={strip}")
+    elif name.endswith(".tar.xz"):
+        outdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        tar("-xJf", local_cached, "-C", outdir, f"--strip-components={strip}")
     elif name.endswith(".sh"):
         bash(local_cached, *args)
     elif "." not in name and args is not None:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/ti_build/vulkan.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/ti_build/vulkan.py
index 5678180862c46..7fd175e1c4024 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/ti_build/vulkan.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/ti_build/vulkan.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 
 
 # -- code --
-@banner("Setup Vulkan 1.3.236.0")
+@banner("Setup Vulkan 1.3.296.0")
 def setup_vulkan():
     u = platform.uname()
     if u.system == "Linux":
-        url = "https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/1.3.236.0/linux/vulkansdk-linux-x86_64-1.3.236.0.tar.gz"
-        prefix = get_cache_home() / "vulkan-1.3.236.0"
+        url = "https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/1.3.296.0/linux/vulkansdk-linux-x86_64-1.3.296.0.tar.xz"
+        prefix = get_cache_home() / "vulkan-1.3.296.0"
         download_dep(url, prefix, strip=1)
         sdk = prefix / "x86_64"
         os.environ["VULKAN_SDK"] = str(sdk)
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ def setup_vulkan():
     # elif (u.system, u.machine) == ("Darwin", "arm64"):
     # elif (u.system, u.machine) == ("Darwin", "x86_64"):
     elif (u.system, u.machine) == ("Windows", "AMD64"):
-        url = "https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/1.3.236.0/windows/VulkanSDK-1.3.236.0-Installer.exe"
-        prefix = get_cache_home() / "vulkan-1.3.236.0"
+        url = "https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/1.3.296.0/windows/VulkanSDK-1.3.296.0-Installer.exe"
+        prefix = get_cache_home() / "vulkan-1.3.296.0"
         download_dep(
             url,
             prefix,