diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9b473636fc..7aa5376ef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -63,21 +63,21 @@ jobs:
       env:
         QUICKTEST: True
 
-    - if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    - if: matrix.python-version == '3.9' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       name: Upload artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: dist
         path: dist/
 
-    - if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    - if: matrix.python-version == '3.9' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       name: Check artifacts
       run: |
         ls -al dist/
         rm dist/monai*.tar.gz
         ls -al dist/
 
-    - if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    - if: matrix.python-version == '3.9' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       name: Publish to Test PyPI
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with:
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ jobs:
         # full history so that we can git describe
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - shell: bash
         run: |
           git describe