diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-bindings.yml b/.github/workflows/native-bindings.yml
index 892ddd97c74..f70a76e4f61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-bindings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-bindings.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ jobs:
           EXT_VERSION=`grep version native/external-config.json  |awk -F'"' '{print $4}'`
           git clone --branch $EXT_VERSION --depth 1 https://github.com/cocos-creator/engine-native-external native/external
           rm -rf native/external/.git
-
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Run genbindings.py
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1 Cheetah3
           python3 ./native/tools/tojs/genbindings.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-compile-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/native-compile-linux.yml
index 4d0dbffd350..e6ccc7b810b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-compile-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-compile-linux.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXT_VERSION=`grep version native/external-config.json  |awk -F'"' '{print $4}'`
           git clone --branch $EXT_VERSION --depth 1 https://github.com/cocos-creator/engine-native-external native/external
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Generate bindings
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1 Cheetah3
           python3 ./native/tools/tojs/genbindings.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-compile-platforms.yml b/.github/workflows/native-compile-platforms.yml
index 90d2e92d3f8..20a94a504e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-compile-platforms.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-compile-platforms.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           choco install --forcex86 vulkan-sdk
           python -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1 Cheetah3
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Generate bindings
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python -V
           cd ./native/tools/tojs
@@ -63,7 +70,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXT_VERSION=`grep version native/external-config.json  |awk -F'"' '{print $4}'`
           git clone --branch $EXT_VERSION --depth 1 https://github.com/cocos-creator/engine-native-external native/external
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Generate bindings
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1 Cheetah3
           python3 ./native/tools/tojs/genbindings.py
@@ -123,7 +137,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXT_VERSION=`grep version native/external-config.json  |awk -F'"' '{print $4}'`
           git clone --branch $EXT_VERSION --depth 1 https://github.com/cocos-creator/engine-native-external native/external
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Generate bindings
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1 Cheetah3
           python ./native/tools/tojs/genbindings.py
@@ -176,7 +197,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXT_VERSION=`grep version native/external-config.json  |awk -F'"' '{print $4}'`
           git clone --branch $EXT_VERSION --depth 1 https://github.com/cocos-creator/engine-native-external native/external
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Generate bindings
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1 Cheetah3
           python ./native/tools/tojs/genbindings.py
@@ -230,7 +258,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXT_VERSION=`grep version native/external-config.json  |awk -F'"' '{print $4}'`
           git clone --branch $EXT_VERSION --depth 1 https://github.com/cocos-creator/engine-native-external native/external
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Generate bindings
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1  Cheetah3
           python ./native/tools/tojs/genbindings.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-linter-android.yml b/.github/workflows/native-linter-android.yml
index 81c9de4151f..e3fe180e09f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-linter-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-linter-android.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXT_VERSION=`grep version native/external-config.json  |awk -F'"' '{print $4}'`
           git clone --branch $EXT_VERSION --depth 1 https://github.com/cocos-creator/engine-native-external native/external
-
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Generate bindings
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
+
         run: |
           python -V
           cd ./native/tools/tojs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-simulator.yml b/.github/workflows/native-simulator.yml
index 6f80b63b037..03445552852 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-simulator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-simulator.yml
@@ -29,11 +29,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: install vulkan-sdk
         run: |
           choco install vulkan-sdk
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: pip install
         run: |
           python -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1 Cheetah3
       - name: generate bindings glue codes
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python -V
           cd ./tools/tojs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/native-unit-test.yml
index c10b87c3593..77ad0886742 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-unit-test.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@ jobs:
           npm install
           npm install gulp -g
           node ./utils/download-deps.js
-
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r21e
+          add-to-path: false
       - name: Generate bindings
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
         run: |
           python -m pip install PyYAML==5.4.1 Cheetah3
           python ./tools/tojs/genbindings.py