diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 91d57cd707b97..622ff45754ec7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.7
     environment:
-      - XLA_VER: 1.9
+      - XLA_VER: 1.12
       - PYTHON_VER: 3.7
       - MAX_CHECKS: 240
       - CHECK_SPEEP: 5