diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1c9f1d5..6bfa15c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ jobs:
   spellcheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
     - name: Install codespell
       run: |
         pip install codespell