diff --git a/pipelines/release-emulators.yml b/pipelines/release-emulators.yml
index cf0ffdc..35207f2 100644
--- a/pipelines/release-emulators.yml
+++ b/pipelines/release-emulators.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ jobs:
       11.0:
         android.version: '11.0'
   steps:
+  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+    inputs:
+      versionSpec: '3.5'
+      displayName: 'Use Python 3.5'
+
   - script: |
       latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
       echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=release_version]$latest_tag"
diff --git a/pipelines/release-genymotion-and-device.yml b/pipelines/release-genymotion-and-device.yml
index 5852245..c97d23e 100644
--- a/pipelines/release-genymotion-and-device.yml
+++ b/pipelines/release-genymotion-and-device.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ jobs:
       real_device:
         script.name: './release_geny.sh'
   steps:
+  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+    inputs:
+      versionSpec: '3.5'
+      displayName: 'Use Python 3.5'
+
   - script: |
       latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
       echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=release_version]$latest_tag"