diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 698fbc5c9..2833fe98f 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.9"
+        python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Install nox
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel