diff --git a/examples/travis-ci-deploy.yml b/examples/travis-ci-deploy.yml
index b2c56964..de57e9da 100644
--- a/examples/travis-ci-deploy.yml
+++ b/examples/travis-ci-deploy.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 os: linux
 dist: focal
 language: python
+python: "3.9"
 
 jobs:
   include:
diff --git a/examples/travis-ci-minimal.yml b/examples/travis-ci-minimal.yml
index 9328b561..b78fb2e2 100644
--- a/examples/travis-ci-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/travis-ci-minimal.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 os: linux
 dist: focal
 language: python
+python: "3.9"
 
 jobs:
   include: