diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
index 021a56c..a45b96c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "latest"
+          python-version: "3.13"
           cache: "pip"
 
       - name: Install release tooling