diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional_tests_2023.yml b/.github/workflows/functional_tests_2023.yml
index ef9937251d..88e4b7d3f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional_tests_2023.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional_tests_2023.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - 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
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - 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
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - 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: ~\AppData\Local\pip\Cache