diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a93ede2d1..446f8849c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: [3.7]
+        python-version: [3.9]
         example:
           - "examples/espidf-hello-world"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}