diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b9b3b0de0a..d0c2b19c1e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3.11
+3.3.12
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions.UnitTests/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchClientExecutorTests.cs b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions.UnitTests/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchClientExecutorTests.cs
index fe71d994b8..954f9fe177 100644
--- a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions.UnitTests/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchClientExecutorTests.cs
+++ b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions.UnitTests/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchClientExecutorTests.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ public async Task DeathStarBenchClientExecutorExecutesExpectedCommands_SocialNet
                 // exactly the same as what is executed.
                 $"sudo bash {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/scripts/dockerComposeScript.sh",
                 $"sudo chmod +x \"/usr/local/bin/docker-compose\"",
-                $"sudo apt install python3-venv -y",
                 $"sudo python3 -m venv {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv",
                 $"sudo {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv/bin/pip install -U pip",
                 $"sudo {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv/bin/pip install -U setuptools",
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@ public async Task DeathStarBenchClientExecutorExecutesExpectedCommands_MediaMicr
                 $"sudo chmod +x \"{this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/mediamicroservices/wrk2/deps/luajit/src/luajit\"",
                 $"sudo bash {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/scripts/dockerComposeScript.sh",
                 $"sudo chmod +x \"/usr/local/bin/docker-compose\"",
-                $"sudo apt install python3-venv -y",
                 $"sudo python3 -m venv {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv",
                 $"sudo {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv/bin/pip install -U pip",
                 $"sudo {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv/bin/pip install -U setuptools",
@@ -247,7 +245,6 @@ public async Task DeathStarBenchClientExecutorExecutesExpectedCommands_HotelRese
                 // exactly the same as what is executed.
                 $"sudo bash {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/scripts/dockerComposeScript.sh",
                 $"sudo chmod +x \"/usr/local/bin/docker-compose\"",
-                $"sudo apt install python3-venv -y",
                 $"sudo python3 -m venv {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv",
                 $"sudo {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv/bin/pip install -U pip",
                 $"sudo {this.mockPackage.Path}/linux-x64/venv/bin/pip install -U setuptools",
diff --git a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions.UnitTests/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchExecutorTests.cs b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions.UnitTests/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchExecutorTests.cs
index b95ac8efb9..dfb8f873db 100644
--- a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions.UnitTests/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchExecutorTests.cs
+++ b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions.UnitTests/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchExecutorTests.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public async Task DeathStarBenchExecutorInstallsDepedenciesAsExpected()
             {
                 @"bash /home/user/tools/VirtualClient/packages/deathstarbench/linux-x64/scripts/dockerComposeScript.sh",
                 @"chmod +x ""/usr/local/bin/docker-compose""",
-                @"apt install python3-venv -y",
                 @"python3 -m venv /home/user/tools/VirtualClient/packages/deathstarbench/linux-x64/venv",
                 @"/home/user/tools/VirtualClient/packages/deathstarbench/linux-x64/venv/bin/pip install -U pip",
                 @"/home/user/tools/VirtualClient/packages/deathstarbench/linux-x64/venv/bin/pip install -U setuptools",
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ public async Task DeathStarBenchExecutorInstallsDepedenciesAsExpected()
 
                 await executor.OnInitialize(EventContext.None, CancellationToken.None);
 
-                Assert.AreEqual(8, executed);
+                Assert.AreEqual(7, executed);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchExecutor.cs b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchExecutor.cs
index 23e699144b..14f16ded90 100644
--- a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Actions/DeathStarBench/DeathStarBenchExecutor.cs
@@ -551,11 +551,8 @@ await this.ExecuteCommandAsync(dockerComposeCommand, this.PackageDirectory, canc
             await this.SystemManager.MakeFileExecutableAsync(dockerComposeFilePath, this.Platform, cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait();
 
-            string installVenvCommand = "apt install python3-venv -y";
-            await this.ExecuteCommandAsync(installVenvCommand, this.PackageDirectory, cancellationToken)
-                .ConfigureAwait();
-
-            // Create Python virtual environment to isolate dependencies
+            // Create Python virtual environment to isolate dependencies.
+            // The python3-venv package is installed by the LinuxPackageInstallation dependency in the profile.
             string venvPath = this.PlatformSpecifics.Combine(this.PackageDirectory, "venv");
             string createVenvCommand = $"python3 -m venv {venvPath}";
             await this.ExecuteCommandAsync(createVenvCommand, this.PackageDirectory, cancellationToken)
diff --git a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Main/profiles/PERF-NETWORK-DEATHSTARBENCH.json b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Main/profiles/PERF-NETWORK-DEATHSTARBENCH.json
index d2a8226832..08d4f527fd 100644
--- a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Main/profiles/PERF-NETWORK-DEATHSTARBENCH.json
+++ b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Main/profiles/PERF-NETWORK-DEATHSTARBENCH.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
       "Type": "LinuxPackageInstallation",
       "Parameters": {
         "Scenario": "InstallLinuxPackages",
-        "Packages-Apt": "python3-pip,libssl-dev,libz-dev,luarocks,libssl1.0.0,python3.12-venv"
+        "Packages-Apt": "python3-pip,libssl-dev,libz-dev,luarocks,libssl1.0.0,python3-venv"
       }
     },
     {