diff --git a/audeer/core/io.py b/audeer/core/io.py
index f1f03b2..564a7bd 100644
--- a/audeer/core/io.py
+++ b/audeer/core/io.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import itertools
 import os
 import shutil
+import sys
 import tarfile
 import typing
 import urllib.request
@@ -369,7 +370,15 @@ def extract_archive(
                     desc=desc,
                     disable=disable,
                 ):
-                    tf.extract(member, destination, numeric_owner=True)
+                    # In Python 3.12 the `filter` argument was introduced,
+                    # and it will be set automatically in Python 3.14,
+                    # see
+                    # https://docs.python.org/3.12/library/tarfile.html#tarfile-extraction-filter
+                    # noqa: E501
+                    kwargs = {"numeric_owner": True}
+                    if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):  # pragma: no cover
+                        kwargs = kwargs | {"filter": "tar"}
+                    tf.extract(member, destination, **kwargs)
                 files = [m.name for m in members]
         else:
             raise RuntimeError(