diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index b0c2a1e7c6..4ba8a461b0 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ persistent=yes
 
 # Minimum Python version to use for version dependent checks. Will default to
 # the version used to run pylint.
-py-version=3.8
+py-version=3.10
 
 # Discover python modules and packages in the file system subtree.
 recursive=no