diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f663b7e7f..365b5d7ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
+        python-version: '3.12'
 
     - name: Checkout repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4