diff --git a/init-environment b/init-environment
index dcf81a1a20f97f16f8dff9f51b568f1c90623d7f..175794a45cc8f993a84d632da83b2ef5100d61d5 100755
--- a/init-environment
+++ b/init-environment
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Install prerequisites
 echo "Installing prerequisites ..."
 
+amazon-linux-extras install python3.8
+
 yum -y update
 yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
 yum install -y git libffi-devel openssl-devel openssl-devel \