diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-python-platform.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-python-platform.yaml
index aff2e650d7..ba88a4a6ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-python-platform.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-python-platform.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run make generate
         run: make generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+
       - name: Run smoke tests
         run: make test-python