diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_build.yml b/.github/workflows/main_build.yml
index 1c45e9ddc..906c86f63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_build.yml
@@ -23,15 +23,12 @@ jobs:
   build:
     env:
       py38: "3.8"
-      py39: "3.9"
-      py310: "3.10"
-      py311: "3.11"
       RUN_MATRIX_COMBINATION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.package }}-${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # ensures the entire test matrix is run, even if one permutation fails
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ py38, py39, py310, py311 ]
+        python-version: [ py38 ]
         package: [ "aws-opentelemetry-distro" ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     outputs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_build.yml b/.github/workflows/release_build.yml
index a274c3166..c10bd0621 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_build.yml
@@ -18,15 +18,12 @@ jobs:
   build:
     env:
       py38: "3.8"
-      py39: "3.9"
-      py310: "3.10"
-      py311: "3.11"
       RUN_MATRIX_COMBINATION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.package }}-${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # ensures the entire test matrix is run, even if one permutation fails
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ py38, py39, py310, py311 ]
+        python-version: [ py38 ]
         package: [ "aws-opentelemetry-distro" ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps: