diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e3ace72d3..bc13826e2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:linting]
 skip_install = True
-basepython = python3.6
+basepython = python3
 deps = pre-commit>=1.11.0
 commands = pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure