diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f8cc67ff8..611e458f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python 3.8
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.7
+          python-version: 3.9
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v2.0.3
   commit-count:
     name: Check commit count