diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 041b6e50a70..548cf0235fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         python: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
         include:
           - os: 'macos-latest'
-            python: '3.7'
+            python: '3.8'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_fast.yml b/.github/workflows/test_fast.yml
index 53d6c475bc3..77db04f418c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_fast.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_fast.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           # mac os test
           - os: 'macos-11'
-            python-version: '3.7'  # oldest supported version
+            python-version: '3.8'  # oldest supported version
           # non-utc timezone test
           - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
             python-version: '3.9'  # not the oldest, not the most recent version