diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
index 792445c..9015e72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: python-package-distributions
         path: dist/
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.x"
     - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with: