diff --git a/.github/workflows/ai-review.yml b/.github/workflows/ai-review.yml
index 1ee560c..0bd1d75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ai-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ai-review.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Show Python
         run: python --version
 
+      - name: Ensure Python 3.11 present (fallback)
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          echo "Checking python version..."
+          if command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            python --version || true
+          fi
+          if python --version 2>&1 | grep -q "Python 3.11"; then
+            echo "Python 3.11 already installed"
+          else
+            echo "Attempting to install python3.11 via apt"
+            sudo apt-get update
+            sudo apt-get install -y python3.11 python3.11-venv python3.11-distutils python3-pip || true
+            if [ -x "/usr/bin/python3.11" ]; then
+              sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.11 1 || true
+            fi
+            python --version || /usr/bin/python3.11 --version || true
+          fi
+
       - name: Create venv and install
         run: |
           python -m venv venv