diff --git a/bazel/packages.bzl b/bazel/packages.bzl
index 5403f1f28..9bc898952 100644
--- a/bazel/packages.bzl
+++ b/bazel/packages.bzl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@python3_11//:defs.bzl", "interpreter")
+load("@python3_12//:defs.bzl", "interpreter")
 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_parse")
 load("//:versions.bzl", "VERSIONS")
 
diff --git a/bazel/versions.bzl b/bazel/versions.bzl
index f7ba0fd67..d8d6d30ba 100644
--- a/bazel/versions.bzl
+++ b/bazel/versions.bzl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 VERSIONS = {
-    "python": "3.11",
+    "python": "3.12",
 
     "bazel_skylib": {
         "type": "github_archive",