diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 4f461a0d..49c5ccce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: "3.7.5"
+          python-version: "3.9"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip