diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index d96aa3ec1..07a245679 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
             submodules: true
             fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Build sdist
         shell: bash