diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_run_scm_rts.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_run_scm_rts.yml
index df8bd3a6f..4f1702bfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_run_scm_rts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_run_scm_rts.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         fortran-compiler: [gfortran-13]
         build-type:       [Release, Debug, SinglePrecision]
-        py-version:       [3.9.12]
+        py-version:       [3.12.3]
 
     # Environmental variables
     env: