diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e845b36..7b2ea9b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cache:
     - .pip_cache/
 
 before_script: # common setup for every job
-  - python3 -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
+  - python3.8 -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
   - source $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate
   - pip install --upgrade pip