diff --git a/.github/workflows/HDMF_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/HDMF_dev.yaml
index eb6a4900..b493b079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/HDMF_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/HDMF_dev.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
             fetch-depth: 0  # tags are required for versioneer to determine the version
       
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+      - name: Set up Python 3.13
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
+          python-version: "3.13"
 
       - name: Install HDMF_Zarr Requirements
         run: |