diff --git a/site-config/ebrainslab/packages.yaml b/site-config/ebrainslab/packages.yaml
index 3759479f0c739a72bd8959015f7853076f9bad2f..758278fdc5f4dc21fa5521fb5711f399f7ca0a07 100644
--- a/site-config/ebrainslab/packages.yaml
+++ b/site-config/ebrainslab/packages.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ packages:
         compiler: [gcc@10.3.0]
     python:
         # collab-specific settings
-        require: "@3.8.11"
+        require: "@3.9.18"
     r:
         # EM: +X fixes build for collab
         require: "@4.3.0+X"