diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
index 33aaa8662..7736eeb8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools