diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 878ca20a..f95a7e18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Apt install dependencies
         run: |