diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yaml
index c3747b00..36e08c44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ name: "🐍📦 Test build and publish to Test PyPI"
 on: push
 
 env:
-  python-version: "3.8"
+  python-version: "3.9"
 
 jobs:
   publish: