diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e576736a..bd429e5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.8"
+          python-version: "3.11"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip