diff --git a/.github/actions/nf-test-action/action.yml b/.github/actions/nf-test-action/action.yml
index 030a8fa3092..6b755100f3a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/nf-test-action/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/nf-test-action/action.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@8d9ed9ac5c53483de85588cdf95a591a75ab9f55 # v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.11"
+        python-version: "3.13"
 
     - name: Set up nf-test
       uses: nf-core/setup-nf-test@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gpu-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/update-gpu-snapshot.yml
index 3c1cfaf4851..04f41411f66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-gpu-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-gpu-snapshot.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@8d9ed9ac5c53483de85588cdf95a591a75ab9f55 # v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.13"
 
       - name: Set up nf-test
         uses: nf-core/setup-nf-test@v1