diff --git a/dataeng/resources/snowflake-schema-builder.sh b/dataeng/resources/snowflake-schema-builder.sh
index f4eff6820..01814a7a4 100644
--- a/dataeng/resources/snowflake-schema-builder.sh
+++ b/dataeng/resources/snowflake-schema-builder.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -ex
 
-# Creating python 3.8 virtual environment to run schema builder
-PYTHON38_VENV="py38_venv"
-virtualenv --python=python3.8 --clear "${PYTHON38_VENV}"
+# Creating python 3.9 virtual environment to run schema builder
+PYTHON38_VENV="py39_venv"
+virtualenv --python=python3.9 --clear "${PYTHON38_VENV}"
 source "${PYTHON38_VENV}/bin/activate"
 
 # Setup