diff --git a/rust/hgcli/pyoxidizer.bzl b/rust/hgcli/pyoxidizer.bzl
index 73f1a10320d141846f991e71e7c864646a4eaf70_cnVzdC9oZ2NsaS9weW94aWRpemVyLmJ6bA==..159d2de3286cac0b885be9862373e09c1f2cc638_cnVzdC9oZ2NsaS9weW94aWRpemVyLmJ6bA== 100644
--- a/rust/hgcli/pyoxidizer.bzl
+++ b/rust/hgcli/pyoxidizer.bzl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 set_build_path(ROOT + "/build/pyoxidizer")
 
 def make_distribution():
-    return default_python_distribution(python_version = "3.8")
+    return default_python_distribution(python_version = "3.9")
 
 def resource_callback(policy, resource):
     if not IS_WINDOWS: