diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index cd55a70..c625013 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.11']  # pandas 2.0.3 ships no 3.12 wheels; widen after upgrading pandas
     
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code