diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
index 87f1c3239..e2e5f7548 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ jobs:
     pool:
       vmImage: ubuntu-18.04
     steps:
+      - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+        inputs:
+          versionSpec: 3.8
+          addToPath: true
       - script: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nginx-light snapd