diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index 5251306..5cc8402 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.11'
       - name: checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: configure ai s3 secrets
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "ro_access_key = \"$ai_s3_access_key\"" >> ./graxpert/s3_secrets.py && \
           echo "ro_secret_key = \"$ai_s3_secret_key\"" >> ./graxpert/s3_secrets.py && \
           echo "bucket_name = \"$ai_s3_bucket_name\"" >> ./graxpert/s3_secrets.py
-      - name: Create new venv
-        run: |
-          python3 -m venv graxpert-env
-      - name: Activate venv
-        run: |
-          source graxpert-env/bin/activate
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install -c conda-forge tk==8.6.13 && \