diff --git a/.github/workflows/libvmaf.yml b/.github/workflows/libvmaf.yml
index 1b2476f43..000182237 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/libvmaf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/libvmaf.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
       - name: Install meson and ninja
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/python/tox.ini b/python/tox.ini
index 4f15faba2..c0189b9f9 100644
--- a/python/tox.ini
+++ b/python/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py38, coverage
+envlist = py311, coverage
 
 
 [testenv]