diff --git a/.azure/build.yml b/.azure/build.yml
index 629444ca3..a8bf0c1b6 100644
--- a/.azure/build.yml
+++ b/.azure/build.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         jdk.version: '17'
       linux-py3.13-jdk17:
         imageName: "ubuntu-latest"
-        python.version: '3.13'
+        python.version: '3.13.0-rc.1'
         jdk.version: '17'
       # Windows
       windows-py3.8-jdk8: