diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6666be3..54bde98 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ workflow:
   
 variables:
   UV_VERSION: "0.11.2"
-  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.13"
   BASE_LAYER: trixie-slim
   # GitLab CI creates a separate mountpoint for the build directory,
   # so we need to copy instead of using hard links.