diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
index 780ddd19..87e3a12a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ jobs:
             python: 3.8
             toxenv: codestyle
 
-          - name: Python 3.7 with minimal dependencies
+          - name: Python 3.8 with minimal dependencies
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.7
-            toxenv: py37-test
+            python: 3.8
+            toxenv: py38-test
 
           - name: Python 3.8 with all optional dependencies and coverage checking
             os: ubuntu-latest