diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b8313eb9fca45..cc5c446b80d8d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ extend-exclude = '''
   third-party/
 )
 '''
+
+[tool.pyright]
+pythonVersion = "3.8"