diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index cd6988a..4e9b883 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ jobs:
       # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
       id-token: write
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.STABLE_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.STABLE_PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Ensure latest pip and hatch
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip