diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests_and_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests_and_docs.yml
index dbe6ea7b..855b7569 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests_and_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests_and_docs.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.10"
 
       - name: Install, run unit test, build docs
         run: |
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "=============================================================";
           source $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh;
           echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH;
-          conda create -n OpenMDAO -c conda-forge python=3.9 mamba=1.5.1 -q -y;
+          conda create -n OpenMDAO -c conda-forge python=3.10 mamba=1.5.1 -q -y;
           conda activate OpenMDAO;
           pip install --upgrade pip;
-          conda install numpy=1.26 scipy=1.13 -q -y;
+          mamba install -c conda-forge lapack -q -y;
           echo "=============================================================";
           echo "Install PETSc";
           echo "=============================================================";