diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
index cdf8393c2..58935c9e3 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/packaging-jobs.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - task: UsePythonVersion@0
         inputs:
-          versionSpec: 3.8
+          versionSpec: 3.12
           addToPath: true
       - script: |
           set -e
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
         displayName: Install dependencies
       - task: UsePythonVersion@0
         inputs:
-          versionSpec: 3.8
+          versionSpec: 3.12
           addToPath: true
       - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
         inputs: