diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/update-precommit.yml
index d93aa8d165..d992a13abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-precommit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-precommit.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Install pre-commit
         run: pip install pre-commit