diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 7dd45913..4dcf7539 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: install towncrier
-        run: pip install towncrier
+        run: pip install towncrier==23.11.0
       - name: verify newsfragment exist
         run: towncrier check
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/137.fixed.md b/changelog.d/137.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..581bd1a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/137.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Accept config type debugpy for detecting debugger port
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/debugger.ts b/src/debugger.ts
index 437ba62d..f5ff2f7f 100644
--- a/src/debugger.ts
+++ b/src/debugger.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ async function main(
 
   if (config.type === "go") {
     config.env["MIRRORD_SKIP_PROCESSES"] = "dlv;debugserver;compile;go;asm;cgo;link;git;gcc;as;ld;collect2;cc1";
-  } else if (config.type === "python") {
+  } else if (config.type === "python" || config.type === "debugpy") {
     config.env["MIRRORD_DETECT_DEBUGGER_PORT"] = "debugpy";
   } else if (config.type === "java") {
     config.env["MIRRORD_DETECT_DEBUGGER_PORT"] = "javaagent";