diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/setup_native.yml b/.gitea/workflows/setup_native.yml
index 1e15907f7..6f1ef220e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/setup_native.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/setup_native.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: 
       - main
-
+  strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python: ["3.12.7"]
 jobs:
   # test:
   #   runs-on: host
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: Create python virtualenv
         run: python3 -m venv venv