diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0e9c0c1e0..c3ba604c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   fetch-depth: 0  # needed for :commit: docs role
 
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+              with:
+                python-version: "3.10"
+
             - name: Build kitty
               run: python3 .github/workflows/ci.py build