diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 56ad15fe..8728e588 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
   libssl-dev && \
   rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION} 1
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION} 1
+
 # need to use virtualenv pypi package with Python 3.11
 RUN curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python${PYTHON_VERSION}
 RUN pip install virtualenv