diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 8bdad9c6a..343809da7 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ RUN microdnf -y --setopt=install_weak_deps=0 --setopt=tsflags=nodocs install \
     shadow-utils \
  && microdnf clean all
 
+# create alias for python3.11, we use `env python3` in shebangs
+RUN alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.11 1
+
 RUN useradd --uid 10000 runner
 USER 10000