diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f6e72903..d4c9771c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     branches: [master]
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION: "3.11"
+  PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION: "3.12"
   SKIP_COVERAGE_PYTHON_VERSION_PREFIX: "pypy"
 
 jobs:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12-dev", "pypy-3.9", "pypy-3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy-3.9", "pypy-3.10"]
         exclude:
           - os: "macos-latest"
             python-version: "pypy-3.9"
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ jobs:
             python-version: "pypy-3.10"
           - os: "windows-latest"
             python-version: "pypy-3.10"
-          # FIXME remove these exclusions after 3.12 release; 3.12-dev setlocale(...) is broken on Windows & Mac
-          - os: "macos-latest"
-            python-version: "3.12-dev"
-          - os: "windows-latest"
-            python-version: "3.12-dev"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: