diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_black.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint_black.yaml
index 49a322991..975efd83c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_black.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_black.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.10.13
+          python-version: 3.8
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: pip install black[jupyter]