diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-pull-request.yml
index b7464a5..8298205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-pull-request.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ jobs:
         cpp-compiler: ["clang", "gcc"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       - uses: bazel-contrib/setup-bazel@0.8.5
         with:
           bazelisk-cache: true
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..902b2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.11
\ No newline at end of file