diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 2b2934c74..216fa90ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           - {os: 'ubuntu-latest' , python: '3.9' , r: 'release'}
           - {os: 'ubuntu-latest' , python: '3.10', r: 'release'}
           - {os: 'ubuntu-latest' , python: '3.11', r: 'release'}
+          - {os: 'ubuntu-latest' , python: '3.12', r: 'release'}
 
           ## the happy path - default everything
           # - {os: 'ubuntu-latest' , tf: 'default', r: 'release'}