diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index df47adb1..b81b06bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           mamba-version: "*"
           channels: conda-forge,defaults
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
           environment-file: environment.yml
           activate-environment: analysis-essentials