diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yaml
index 7d98dfaa101..0b4be28cfa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.7']
+        python-version: ['3.8']  # poetry requires Python >=3.8
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4