diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b7025f39eff8be1d05f2a69e7c4634862b7521ee..22c9529c39b91493a3833cfb8ec8340474ee9063 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ stages:
   - automated_test
 
 default:
+  image: python:3.11
   before_script:
     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
     - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_GITLAB" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add -