diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/checkrefs.yml b/.gitea/workflows/checkrefs.yml
index 27846603b2..e1b87c0e04 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/checkrefs.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/checkrefs.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
       - name: Install lxml
         run: pip3 install lxml
       - name: Workaround for authentication problem with LFS