diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 5cfd83c07..fa63fbaf7 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     displayName: 'Use Python 3'
     inputs:
-      versionSpec: 3.x
+      versionSpec: 3.8
 
   - task: BatchScript@1
     inputs: