diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 3c4219a..844f22e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint-and-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: python:3.11-slim
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./backend
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install git
+        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
 
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |