diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c3f2e2b..7696cf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+env:
+  # https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/2869
+  PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
+
 jobs:
   build-win:
     name: Build for Windows
@@ -57,10 +61,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18
 
-      # https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/2869
-      - name: Fix distutils issue for node-gyp
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools
-
       - name: Install app dependencies
         run: npm ci