diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml b/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
index ee4044b2cd..81e4a6499f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Select Python version
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
+        python-version: '3.11'
 
     - name: Building LAMMPS via CMake
       shell: bash