diff --git a/srcpkgs/pithos/template b/srcpkgs/pithos/template
index 470967f188..a8e8cfca21 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pithos/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pithos/template
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://pithos.github.io/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/pithos/pithos/releases/download/${version}/pithos-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=61e2a778252358519979ea53ab9fb9dd10a9554d24f3e249560bc4971f386133
+python_version=3