diff --git a/images/macos/provision/core/python.sh b/images/macos/provision/core/python.sh
index 41488642e..1565ced20 100755
--- a/images/macos/provision/core/python.sh
+++ b/images/macos/provision/core/python.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ source ~/utils/utils.sh
 echo "Installing Python Tooling"
 
 echo "Brew Installing Python 3"
-/usr/local/bin/brew install python3
+# Workaround to have both 3.8 & 3.9(which required by some brew formulas) in the system, but only 3.8 is linked
+/usr/local/bin/brew install python@3.8
+/usr/local/bin/brew install python@3.9
+/usr/local/bin/brew unlink python@3.9
+/usr/local/bin/brew unlink python@3.8
+/usr/local/bin/brew link python@3.8
 
 echo "Brew Installing Python 2"
-# Create local tap with formula due to python2 formula depreciation 
+# Create local tap with formula due to python2 formula depreciation
 /usr/local/bin/brew tap-new local/python2
 FORMULA_PATH=$(/usr/local/bin/brew extract python@2 local/python2 | grep "Homebrew/Library/Taps")
 /usr/local/bin/brew install $FORMULA_PATH