diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26ef50c..007b2b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- Scaffold a committed `.python-version` (pinned to `3.13`) into the minimal workspace so a new workspace gets a self-contained, reproducible venv — uv auto-provisions the interpreter on `uv sync`. Removed the matching `.gitignore` entry so the pin is tracked; existing `.python-version` files are left untouched.
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-06-30
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/dlthub_init/scaffolds/minimal_workspace/.gitignore b/src/dlthub_init/scaffolds/minimal_workspace/.gitignore
index a6a0125..eafeef7 100644
--- a/src/dlthub_init/scaffolds/minimal_workspace/.gitignore
+++ b/src/dlthub_init/scaffolds/minimal_workspace/.gitignore
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ target/
 profile_default/
 ipython_config.py
 
-# pyenv
-.python-version
-
 # pipenv
 Pipfile.lock
 
diff --git a/src/dlthub_init/scaffolds/minimal_workspace/.python-version b/src/dlthub_init/scaffolds/minimal_workspace/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24ee5b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dlthub_init/scaffolds/minimal_workspace/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.13
diff --git a/tests/test_scaffold.py b/tests/test_scaffold.py
index 42a1717..f0aa5b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_scaffold.py
+++ b/tests/test_scaffold.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     Path("pyproject.toml"),
     Path(".gitignore"),
     Path("uv.lock"),
+    Path(".python-version"),
     Path("__deployment__.py"),
     Path(".dlt/.workspace"),
     Path(".dlt/config.toml"),