diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 8f8d22c..10a8218 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           # only run benchmarks for the following configuration...
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python-version: 3.9
+            python-version: 3.12
             benchmark: true
 
     steps: