diff --git a/.github/workflows/CD.yml b/.github/workflows/CD.yml
index 16a784e..975c870 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CD.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ on:
       tags:
         - '*'
 
-env:
-  PY_VERSION: "3.11"
-
 jobs:
 
   conda:
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@11b562958363ec5770fef326fe8ef0366f8cbf8a
         with:
           miniconda-version: "latest"
-          python-version: ${{ env.PY_VERSION }}
+          python-version: ${{ vars.PY_VERSION }}
           environment-file: conda/env_build.yml
           auto-update-conda: false
           auto-activate-base: false
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: uibcdf/action-build-and-upload-conda-packages@c6e7a90ad5e599d6cde76e130db4ee52ad733ecf
         with:
           meta_yaml_dir: conda
-          python-version: ${{ env.PY_VERSION }}
+          python-version: ${{ vars.PY_VERSION }}
           user: accessnri
           label: main
           token: ${{ secrets.anaconda_token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 27ce022..d1211d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ on:
     branches: main
   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   workflow_dispatch:
-env:
-  PY_VERSION: "3.11"
 
 jobs:
   # JOB to run change in the build files
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@a4260408e20b96e80095f42ff7f1a15b27dd94ca # v3.0.4
         with:
           miniconda-version: "latest"
-          python-version: ${{ env.PY_VERSION }} 
+          python-version: ${{ vars.PY_VERSION }} 
           environment-file: .conda/env_build.yml
           auto-activate-base: false
           auto-update-conda: false
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # - name: Upload code coverage
       #   # Only upload once for the installed version
-      #   if: ${{ matrix.python-version == env.PY_VERSION }}
+      #   if: ${{ matrix.python-version == vars.PY_VERSION }}
       #   uses: codecov/codecov-action@b9fd7d16f6d7d1b5d2bec1a2887e65ceed900238 #v4.6.0
       #   with:
       #     token: ${{ secrets.codecov_token }}