diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index f928c62d1..40e277c5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       DISCID_VERSION: 0.6.2
       FPCALC_VERSION: 1.5.0
       # ABEXTRACTOR_VERSION: v2.1_beta2-2-gbb40004
-      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.9.5
+      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.9.6
       MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: ${{ matrix.macos-deployment-version }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2