diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-neuron.yml b/.github/workflows/build-neuron.yml
index b0e68b0..2ae106c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-neuron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-neuron.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ jobs:
     env:
       SDK_ROOT: $(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path)
       OS_FLAVOUR: ${{matrix.os.flavour}}
+      # version of Python we will build NEURON with on MacOS
+      MACOSX_PY_VERSION: 3.12
       UNPRIVILEGED_USER: runner # User created+used inside Docker containers
       # Extra software collections to be installed and enabled on CentOS7
       SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS_centos_7: devtoolset-9 rh-git218 rh-python38
@@ -128,6 +130,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           FLAVOUR_SCRIPT: scripts/install_${{matrix.os.flavour}}.sh
 
+      - if: ${{matrix.os.flavour}} == 'macOS'
+        name: Set up Python@${{ env.MACOSX_PY_VERSION }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.MACOSX_PY_VERSION }}
+
       # Checkout the repository; do this before the privilege step so that we
       # can chown the result there
       - name: Checkout NEURON