diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml
index 83d1ffc0..a39bd23d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           meson -Dcpp_std=c++20 build  # necessary to generate compile_commands.json
           ninja -C build               # necessary to find certain .h files (xdg, wayland, etc.)
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'   # to be kept in sync with cpp-linter-action
+          update-environment: true # the python dist installed by the action needs LD_LIBRARY_PATH to work
       - uses: cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action@v2.9.1
         name: clang-tidy
         id: clang-tidy-check