diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 734c07d4..a9e4da63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
           auto-update-conda: true
           auto-activate-base: true
           miniconda-version: 'latest'
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.12
           environment-file: environment.yml
           activate-environment: lecture-datascience
       - name: Display Conda Environment Versions