diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3fccfcd..01c3135 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
   py39:
     <<: *shared
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:3.8
+      - image: circleci/python:3.9
 
 
 workflows: