diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-flask.yml b/.github/workflows/release-flask.yml
index 0d0f879f47..bd1bb5a37c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-flask.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-flask.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.7
+          python-version: 3.8
 
       - name: update and upgrade pip, setuptools, wheel, and twine
         run: |