diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-huggingface.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-huggingface.yml
index 485177a881..c85dd1a783 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-huggingface.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-huggingface.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: Huggingface 4.30
             framework: huggingface
-            python: '3.10'
+            python: '3.12'
             torch: 2.2.1
             torchvision: 0.17.1+cpu
             torchaudio: 2.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-keras.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-keras.yml
index 01a118f4e5..7d05ba2336 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-keras.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-keras.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: TensorFlow-Keras 2.20.0 (Keras 3.11.2 Python 3.10)
             framework: kerastf
-            python: '3.10'
+            python: '3.12'
             tensorflow: 2.20.0
             keras: 3.11.2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-legacy.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-legacy.yml
index aa0889d387..9c41a618db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-legacy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-legacy.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: legacy (TensorFlow 2.20.0 Keras 3.11.2 PyTorch 2.7.0 scikit-learn 1.6.1 Python 3.10)
             framework: legacy
-            python: '3.10'
+            python: '3.12'
             tensorflow: 2.20.0
             keras: 3.11.2
             torch: 2.8.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pytorch-object-detectors.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pytorch-object-detectors.yml
index 6216f533ac..232ade011b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pytorch-object-detectors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pytorch-object-detectors.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
       - name: Free up space
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pytorch.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pytorch.yml
index 548d317623..165f12ccb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pytorch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pytorch.yml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: PyTorch 2.7.1 (Python 3.10)
             framework: pytorch
-            python: '3.10'
+            python: '3.12'
             torch: 2.7.1
             torchvision: 0.22.1
             torchaudio: 2.7.1
           - name: PyTorch 2.8.0 (Python 3.10)
             framework: pytorch
-            python: '3.10'
+            python: '3.12'
             torch: 2.8.0
             torchvision: 0.23.0
             torchaudio: 2.8.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-scikit-learn.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-scikit-learn.yml
index 99d43fd850..63c6b4ba8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-scikit-learn.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-scikit-learn.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ jobs:
           - name: scikit-learn 1.5.2 (Python 3.10)
             framework: scikitlearn
             scikit-learn: 1.5.2
-            python: '3.10'
+            python: '3.12'
           - name: scikit-learn 1.6.1 (Python 3.10)
             framework: scikitlearn
             scikit-learn: 1.6.1
-            python: '3.10'
+            python: '3.12'
 
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-style-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-style-checks.yml
index d6a1d30132..267135d079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-style-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-style-checks.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
       - name: Pre-install
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tensorflow-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tensorflow-v2.yml
index 827d3092d8..ac4ed4b31d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tensorflow-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tensorflow-v2.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: TensorFlow 2.20.0 (Keras 3.11.2 Python 3.10)
             framework: tensorflow
-            python: '3.10'
+            python: '3.12'
             tensorflow: 2.20.0
             tf_version: v2
             keras: 3.11.2
diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
index c0b31485cb..5a355f3965 100644
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # base
 
 numpy==1.26.4
-scipy==1.12.0
+scipy==1.16.2
 matplotlib==3.10.3
 scikit-learn==1.7.2
 six==1.17.0