diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/buildcheck.yml
index bf5d7e38..6c80ea87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildcheck.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
 
+
+env:
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10.6" # keep in sync with vss-tools
+                           # Note: Currently cyclonedds does not support 3.11
+
 jobs:
   buildtest:
     name: Build Test
@@ -21,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Install vss-tools dependencies
         run: |