diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-internal.yml b/.github/workflows/release-internal.yml
index ab973b5e5..9085861e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-internal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-internal.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: "bash"
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_TARGET_VERSION: 3.11
+  PYTHON_TARGET_VERSION: 3.8
 
 jobs:
   run-unit-tests: