diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
index 58935c9e3..ebf6b44e5 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         displayName: Install dependencies
       - task: UsePythonVersion@0
         inputs:
-          versionSpec: 3.8
+          versionSpec: 3.12
           addToPath: true
       - task: DownloadSecureFile@1
         name: credentials