diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 56a228039..a5a0d401c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v7.1.0
       with:
-        python-version: 3.12.2
+        python-version: '3.12'
         cache: pip
         cache-dependency-path: |
           setup.cfg
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v7.1.0
       with:
-        python-version: 3.12.2
+        python-version: '3.12'
         cache: pip
         cache-dependency-path: |
           setup.cfg
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
index 06370c263..fd125bb99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v7.1.0
       with:
-        python-version: 3.12.2
+        python-version: '3.12'
         cache: pip
         cache-dependency-path: |
           setup.cfg
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v7.1.0
       with:
-        python-version: 3.12.2
+        python-version: '3.12'
         cache: pip
         cache-dependency-path: |
           setup.cfg
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python:
-        - 3.12.2
+        - '3.12'
         os:
         - windows-2025-vs2026
         - macOS-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 49832aa75..3948bbf6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python:
-        - 3.12.2
+        - '3.12'
         os:
         - windows-2025-vs2026
         - macOS-latest
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index eb25174ee..3f4916edf 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ repos:
   - id: pyupgrade
     args: [--py311-plus]
 - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
-  rev: 10.0.0b1
+  rev: 10.0.0b2
   hooks:
   - id: isort
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
diff --git a/docs/development/testing.md b/docs/development/testing.md
index 0c7ec658e..b697caae7 100644
--- a/docs/development/testing.md
+++ b/docs/development/testing.md
@@ -403,3 +403,7 @@ cd webui && npm test
 - [Development Guide](index.md) - Complete development setup
 - [Contributing](contributing.md) - Contribution guidelines
 - [Code Style](code-style.md) - Code formatting rules
+
+## CI Python version
+
+GitHub Actions selects the latest available Python 3.12 patch release for backend checks and packaged builds. Using the minor version keeps the runtime compatible with updated hosted runner images.