diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_macos_x86_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_macos_x86_wheels.yml
index e8ba7149307..22d597a0f6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_macos_x86_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_macos_x86_wheels.yml
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
           eval "$(pyenv init -)"
-          pyenv shell 3.8
+          pyenv shell 3.9
           python -m pip install dist/*.whl --force-reinstall
           jupyter nbconvert --to notebook --execute tests/test_data_insertion.ipynb --output test_data_insertion_output.ipynb
           pyenv shell --unset