diff --git a/build/pkgs/python3/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/python3/spkg-configure.m4
index d67601a98ae..a51e2394e51 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/python3/spkg-configure.m4
+++ b/build/pkgs/python3/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([python3], [
    m4_pushdef([MIN_VERSION],               [3.9.0])
    m4_pushdef([MIN_NONDEPRECATED_VERSION], [3.9.0])
-   m4_pushdef([LT_STABLE_VERSION],         [3.12.0])
+   m4_pushdef([LT_STABLE_VERSION],         [3.13.0])
    m4_pushdef([LT_VERSION],                [3.13.0])
    AC_ARG_WITH([python],
                [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-python=PYTHON3],