diff --git a/.github/workflows/openfl-test.yml b/.github/workflows/openfl-test.yml
index 98ee0f82d..dbc9958e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openfl-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openfl-test.yml
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ jobs:
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/setup.py') }}
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
-    - name: Set up Python 3.11
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
       if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.only_modified == 'false' # Run on any non-docs change
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: 3.11
+        python-version: 3.9
     - name: Install dependencies and package
       if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.only_modified == 'false' # Run on any non-docs change
       run: |