diff --git a/eng/pylintrc b/eng/pylintrc
index e912c02da129..9b86efa8a959 100644
--- a/eng/pylintrc
+++ b/eng/pylintrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [MASTER]
+py-version=3.8
 ignore-patterns=test_*,conftest,setup
 reports=no
 
diff --git a/eng/tox/run_pylint.py b/eng/tox/run_pylint.py
index 33915901cdb0..f37921a20918 100644
--- a/eng/tox/run_pylint.py
+++ b/eng/tox/run_pylint.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         logging.error(
             "{} exited with linting error {}. Please see this link for more information https://aka.ms/azsdk/python/pylint-guide".format(pkg_details.name, e.returncode)
         )
-        if args.next and in_ci() and is_check_enabled(args.target_package, "pylint"):
+        if args.next and in_ci():
             from gh_tools.vnext_issue_creator import create_vnext_issue
             create_vnext_issue(pkg_details.name, "pylint")
 
diff --git a/eng/tox/tox.ini b/eng/tox/tox.ini
index 940a4488c5cd..4af9e93a57a8 100644
--- a/eng/tox/tox.ini
+++ b/eng/tox/tox.ini
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:pylint]
 description=Lints a package with pylint (version {[testenv:pylint]pylint_version})
-basepython = python38
 pylint_version=2.15.8
 skipsdist = true
 skip_install = true
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:next-pylint]
 description=Lints a package with pylint (version {[testenv:next-pylint]pylint_version})
-basepython = python38
 pylint_version=3.0.3
 skipsdist = true
 skip_install = true
diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index 00c4a3645bab..61d359453ac6 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [MASTER]
+py-version=3.8
 ignore-patterns=test_*,conftest,setup
 reports=no