diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b47a67bd..eb8e6a92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup miniconda
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           mamba-version: "*"
           channels: conda-forge,defaults
           channel-priority: true