diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 2429c02..fc48766 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: [3.10]
+        python-version: [3.11]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43f4ed4..852eae7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EsMeCaTa is a method to estimate metabolic capabilities from a taxonomic affilia
 
 ## Requirements
 
-EsMeCaTa is developed in Python, it is tested with Python 3.10. It needs the following python packages:
+EsMeCaTa is developed in Python, it is tested with Python 3.11. It needs the following python packages:
  
 - [biopython](https://pypi.org/project/biopython/): To create fasta files and used by the option `--annotation-files` to index UniProt flat files.
 - [pandas](https://pypi.org/project/pandas/): To read the input files.