diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3e3f35a..aeca657 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setting up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Installing python build dependencies
         run: |
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         name: Setting up Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setting up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Installing python build dependencies
         run: |