diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4bdb46ab81b57dcc9228925b7a3dfbe00866500e..d6483e76fcdacaa51437641d1e7982fbaff6d83e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ automated_test:
     OUTPUT: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME
     DETECTORS: all
     CALIBRATION: all
-    PYENV_VERSION: "3.8"
+    PYENV_VERSION: "3.11"
     CAL_CAL_TOOLS_CALCAT: "{base-api-url='http://exflcalproxy:8080/api', use-oauth2=false}"
   stage: automated_test
   only: [merge_requests]