diff --git a/misc/stable_pip_install.sh b/misc/stable_pip_install.sh
index 6c29603..6657dda 100644
--- a/misc/stable_pip_install.sh
+++ b/misc/stable_pip_install.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-conda create -n directlfq python=3.8 -y
+conda create -n directlfq python=3.9 -y
 conda activate directlfq
 pip install -e '../.[stable,development-stable, gui-stable]'
 directlfq