diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0bc3e22..f7cfff9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 2
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8']
+        python-version: ['3.9']
         torch-version: [1.10.0, 2.0.0]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest] # only run ubuntu for now because the other ones fail for no reason, macos-latest, windows-latest]