diff --git a/.mise.toml b/.mise.toml
index 43578e34..c15f8880 100644
--- a/.mise.toml
+++ b/.mise.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ soft-serve = ["0.7.4"]
 "ubi:CrunchyData/postgres-operator-client" = { version = "0.5.1" }
 "ubi:jkulzer/kubefetch" = ["0.8.1"]
 # experimental backends, use `mise up` to install because `mise install` is currently broken for these https://github.com/jdx/mise/issues/2458
-python = ["3.11"]
+python = ["3.13.5"]
 "aqua:astral-sh/uv" = ["0.7.12"] # faster than pipx, and can be installed with mise directly
 "pipx:flux-local" = ["7.5.4", "5.5.1"]
 "pipx:robusta-dev/krr" = ["v1.24.0"]