diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
index d7f553934df..3bb4ac884bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 # v4.7.1
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
       - name: Install Amplify CLI
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-cli
         with: