diff -Nru google-auth-2.16.1.orig/tests/test__cloud_sdk.py google-auth-2.16.1/tests/test__cloud_sdk.py
--- google-auth-2.16.1.orig/tests/test__cloud_sdk.py	2023-03-02 12:24:06.384913745 +0100
+++ google-auth-2.16.1/tests/test__cloud_sdk.py	2023-03-02 12:24:46.165672899 +0100
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 from unittest import mock
 import pytest  # type: ignore
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
 
 def test__run_subprocess_ignore_stderr():
     command = [
-        "python",
+        sys.executable,
         "-c",
         "from __future__ import print_function;"
         + "import sys;"