diff --git a/scripts/test-verify-workspace-install-docs.sh b/scripts/test-verify-workspace-install-docs.sh
index e4555708..07edc51e 100755
--- a/scripts/test-verify-workspace-install-docs.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-verify-workspace-install-docs.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ sed '/^case "\$mode" in/,$d' "$root/scripts/verify-workspace-install-docs.sh" >"
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "$verifier_functions"
 
-python3 "$root/scripts/test_workspace_descriptor_doc_contract.py"
+PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 "$root/scripts/test_workspace_descriptor_doc_contract.py"
 
 project_topology_fixture="$negative_root/project-topology-contradiction.md"
 python3 - "$root/PROJECT_STATE.md" "$project_topology_fixture" <<'PY'
diff --git a/scripts/verify-workspace-install-docs.sh b/scripts/verify-workspace-install-docs.sh
index 9947a0ff..7b4d0dbd 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-workspace-install-docs.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-workspace-install-docs.sh
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ PY
 
 verify_workspace_descriptor_doc_contract() {
   local source="$1" label="$2"
-  if ! python3 "$root/scripts/workspace_descriptor_doc_contract.py" --document "$source"; then
+  if ! PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 "$root/scripts/workspace_descriptor_doc_contract.py" --document "$source"; then
     echo "$label violates the workspace descriptor documentation contract" >&2
     return 1
   fi
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ verify_vector_helper_interfaces() {
 verify_project_state_current_contract() {
   local source="${1:-$root/PROJECT_STATE.md}"
   local label="${2:-PROJECT_STATE.md}"
-  if ! python3 "$root/scripts/workspace_descriptor_doc_contract.py" --project-state "$source"; then
+  if ! PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 "$root/scripts/workspace_descriptor_doc_contract.py" --project-state "$source"; then
     echo "$label violates the workspace descriptor documentation contract" >&2
     return 1
   fi