diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cc56e35432b8e7f3366d939f9a946d7c5877fbe2..b340e2c0f5ce76a151c1ab861090df73823dc68d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  PYTHON: python3.9
+  PYTHON: python3.11
 
 default:
   image: debian:testing-slim