diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 41256d6d37d..3290c698776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         id: style-check
         run: |
             # check formatting style (C++)
-            git diff -U0 --no-color ${{ github.base_ref }} ${{ github.head_ref }} | python3 util/clang-format-diff.py -binary clang-format-10 -i -p1
+            git diff -U0 --no-color ${{ github.base_ref }} ${{ github.head_ref }} | python3 util/clang-format-diff.py -binary clang-format-12 -i -p1
 
             if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD; then
               echo "::set-output name=changed::true"
diff --git a/util/clang-format-diff.py b/util/clang-format-diff.py
index 2a91ef4992f..722796faf3d 100644
--- a/util/clang-format-diff.py
+++ b/util/clang-format-diff.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def main():
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-binary",
-        default="clang-format-10",
+        default="clang-format-12",
         help="location of binary to use for clang-format",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()