diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e2ce4d381..c7af5fcf7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: 2.1
 jobs:
   local_testing:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:3.8
+      - image: circleci/python:3.9
     working_directory: ~/project
 
     steps: