diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 7c647fd8..c7838398 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def install_pythons(boxname)
     pyenv install 3.12.0  # tests
     pyenv install 3.11.7  # tests, binary build
     pyenv install 3.10.2  # tests
-    pyenv install 3.9.10  # tests
+    pyenv install 3.9.4  # tests
     pyenv rehash
   EOF
 end
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ def run_tests(boxname, skip_env)
     . ../borg-env/bin/activate
     if which pyenv 2> /dev/null; then
       # for testing, use the earliest point releases of the supported python versions:
-      pyenv global 3.9.10 3.10.2 3.11.7 3.12.0
-      pyenv local 3.9.10 3.10.2 3.11.7 3.12.0
+      pyenv global 3.9.4 3.10.2 3.11.7 3.12.0
+      pyenv local 3.9.4 3.10.2 3.11.7 3.12.0
     fi
     # otherwise: just use the system python
     # some OSes can only run specific test envs, e.g. because they miss FUSE support: