diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
index e564a48..0c987e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
       - name: Build wheels
         run: |
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
       - name: Build sdist
         run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools
           python setup.py sdist
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: sdist
           path: dist