diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint-presubmit.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint-presubmit.yml
index 3d76dd960ded2b..b469f047f4d423 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint-presubmit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint-presubmit.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Report list of changed files
       run: |
         echo Changed files: ${{ steps.get_file_changes.outputs.files }}
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: "3.9"
     - name: Install Python dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip