diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-python-env/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-python-env/action.yaml
index 5b0a2fb964..c7dd2f9dd6 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-python-env/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-python-env/action.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ inputs:
   python-version:
     description: "Version of Python to use for testing"
     required: false
-    default: "3.8"
+    default: "3.9"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-push-metricflow-to-pypi.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd-push-metricflow-to-pypi.yaml
index 076d78593d..5def7800ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-push-metricflow-to-pypi.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-push-metricflow-to-pypi.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*"
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.8"
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.9"
 
 jobs:
   pypi-publish: