diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 49e38661e95d..6ff1f187024f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ repos:
           (?x)^(
               .bazelversion|
               .github/pull_request_template.md|
+              .python-version|
               compile_flags.txt|
               github_tools/requirements.txt|
               third_party/.*|
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8cfe3959183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.10