diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index cb79f47..7c52afa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
                 numpy-version: ['<1.23']  # to keep asscalar, used by astropy
         env:
             DESIUTIL_VERSION: 3.2.5
-            DESIMODEL_DATA: branches/test-0.17
+            DESIMODEL_DATA: branches/test-0.19
 
         steps:
             - name: Checkout code