diff --git a/playbooks/translation/pre.yaml b/playbooks/translation/pre.yaml
index c5c1b68297..3ad962435d 100644
--- a/playbooks/translation/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/translation/pre.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
       doc_building_packages:
         - sphinx
         - reno
+      sphinx_python: python3
     - ensure-babel
     - copy-proposal-common-scripts