diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 60dd040fa..ed8d22aa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   LLVM_PASTA_VER: b9e223f
   LLVM_VER: 18
-  PYTHON_VER: 3.11
+  PYTHON_VER: 3.12
   UBUNTU_CODENAME: jammy
   CMAKE_VERSION: 3.26
 
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ jobs:
           submodules: "recursive"
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
 
-      - name: Install prereqs
-        run: apt-get update && apt-get install python${PYTHON_VER} python${PYTHON_VER}-dev -y
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '${PYTHON_VER}-dev'
 
       - name: Install LLVM
         uses: trail-of-forks/install-llvm-action@master