diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 5f694d25..7404a8ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
+        python-version: '3.13'
 
     - name: Checkout repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4