diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
index e7b71eb40..64d0cff41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
@@ -141,12 +141,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.x"
+      with: { python-version: "3.12" }
 
     - name: Force recreation of pre-commit virtual environment for mypy
       if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
       run: gh cache list -L 999 | cut -f2 | grep pre-commit | xargs -I{} gh cache delete "{}" || true
       env: { GH_TOKEN: "${{ github.token }}" }
 
-    - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+    - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1