diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 5d66d36dda..fe39e9c0a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.12 # XXX_PYTHON
+          python-version: 3.13.1 # XXX_PYTHON
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.12 # XXX_PYTHON
+          python-version: 3.13.1 # XXX_PYTHON
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/Library/Caches/pip
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.12 # XXX_PYTHON
+          python-version: 3.13.1 # XXX_PYTHON
           architecture: "x86"
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with: