diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-update.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-update.yml
index 7d9d2d4f..e2fa9d9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-update.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           activate-environment: true
-          python-version: "3.x"
+          python-version: "3"
 
       - name: Install prek
         run: uv pip install prek
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
index 6e00ad32..035fd6ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           activate-environment: true
-          python-version: "3.x"
+          python-version: "3"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: uv pip install twine
       - name: Set package version