diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-pull.yml b/.github/workflows/push-pull.yml
index 55368fc..63fac5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-pull.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-pull.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     uses: pyiron/actions/.github/workflows/push-pull.yml@actions-3.3.3
     secrets: inherit
     with:
+      python-version-alt3: 'exclude'  # No python 3.9
       docs-env-files: .ci_support/environment.yml .ci_support/environment-docs.yml
       notebooks-env-files: .ci_support/environment.yml .ci_support/environment-pyiron_atomistics.yml .ci_support/environment-lammps.yml
       tests-env-files: .ci_support/environment.yml .ci_support/environment-pyiron_atomistics.yml
-      alternate-tests-env-files: .ci_support/lower_bound.yml
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+      alternate-tests-env-files: .ci_support/lower_bound.yml