diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e28ccc51f51..11badfe59ce 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+default_language_version:
+    python: python3
+
 exclude: ^(doc/_static/.*|doc/_themes/.*)$
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/saltstack/pip-tools-compile-impersonate