diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f28fcb0..be21232 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.9"
+        python-version: "3.12"
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
             python -m pip install --upgrade pip