diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-on-pr-no-codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-on-pr-no-codecov.yml
index aa33e97..26bace5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-on-pr-no-codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-on-pr-no-codecov.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       project: diffpy.srxplanargui
       c_extension: false
       headless: false
+      python_version: 3.13
       run: |
         conda install pre-commit
         pre-commit run --all-files
diff --git a/news/workflow.rst b/news/workflow.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54febe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/workflow.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* no news needed: Changed CI python workflow to 3.13.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>