diff --git a/docker/base-image/install/python/python.sh b/docker/base-image/install/python/python.sh
index 0b055f94..0534b9b5 100644
--- a/docker/base-image/install/python/python.sh
+++ b/docker/base-image/install/python/python.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 set -e
 
 # Get version from first argument
-version="${1}"
+version="${1:-3.12}"
 
 # Check if version is provided
 if [ -z "$version" ]; then