diff --git a/.github/workflows/uki.yaml b/.github/workflows/uki.yaml
index 6f921ff3a..b417aac71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/uki.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/uki.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: tests/go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: tests/go.sum
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       - name: Install virt-firmware
         run: pip install virt-firmware
       - name: Enable KVM group perms