diff --git a/.github/workflows/swift.yml b/.github/workflows/swift.yml
index 3c9b0deb4a1f..968015606401 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/swift.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/swift.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
       - uses: pre-commit/action@646c83fcd040023954eafda54b4db0192ce70507
         name: Check that python code is properly formatted
         with: