diff --git a/roles/yoda_portal/tasks/main.yml b/roles/yoda_portal/tasks/main.yml
index 52ae6199..72847567 100644
--- a/roles/yoda_portal/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/yoda_portal/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,25 +30,10 @@
   register: portalchanges
 
 
-- name: Check if Portal virtual environment is running Python 3.6
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: '/var/www/yoda/venv/bin/pip3.6'
-  register: portal_venv_python36
-
-
-# For upgrade to Yoda 1.9
-- name: Move old portal virtual environment
-  become_user: '{{ yoda_deployment_user }}'
-  become: true
-  ansible.builtin.command: # noqa no-changed-when
-    cmd: "mv /var/www/yoda/venv /var/www/yoda/venv.backup-pre-1.9"
-  when: portal_venv_python36.stat.exists
-
-
 - name: Ensure Yoda portal virtualenv exists
   become_user: "{{ yoda_deployment_user }}"
   become: true
-  ansible.builtin.command: "virtualenv --python {{ yoda_portal_python3_path }} /var/www/yoda/venv"
+  ansible.builtin.command: "{{ yoda_portal_python3_path }} -m venv /var/www/yoda/venv"
   args:
     creates: /var/www/yoda/venv
 
@@ -58,7 +43,7 @@
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.pip:
     name:
-      - pip==23.0.1
+      - pip==24.3.1
     executable: /var/www/yoda/venv/bin/pip3
 
 
@@ -68,7 +53,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.pip:
     requirements: /var/www/yoda/requirements.txt
     virtualenv: '/var/www/yoda/venv'
-    virtualenv_python: python3.8
+    virtualenv_python: python3.12
   environment:
     C_INCLUDE_PATH: "{{ yoda_portal_python3_include_path }}"
   notify: Restart Apache webserver
diff --git a/roles/yoda_portal/vars/Debian.yml b/roles/yoda_portal/vars/Debian.yml
index 114f5fac..5ae363d0 100644
--- a/roles/yoda_portal/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/roles/yoda_portal/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ openssl_private_dir: '/etc/ssl/private/'
 openssl_certs_dir: '/etc/ssl/certs'
 
 yoda_portal_python3_path: /usr/bin/python3
-yoda_portal_python3_include_path: /usr/include/python3.8
+yoda_portal_python3_include_path: /usr/include/python3.12
 yoda_portal_site_config_dir: /etc/apache2/sites-available
 yoda_portal_site_enabled_config_dir: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled
 yoda_portal_site_config_file: 001-yoda-portal-vhost.conf