diff --git a/.github/workflows/.python-version b/.github/workflows/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd28b9c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.9
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 838d2bdf6..37985058e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version-file: .github/workflows/.python-version
+
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-pytest.yml
index fe9e9389a..b7490a859 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-pytest.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update -y
           sudo apt-get install -y gettext
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
+          python-version-file: .github/workflows/.python-version
           cache: pip
           cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'