diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9ded24cff..841260c69 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: /sphinx
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: /python3.6/bin/pip install -U pip setuptools
-      - run: /python3.6/bin/pip install -U .[test]
+      - run: /python3.8/bin/pip install -U pip setuptools
+      - run: /python3.8/bin/pip install -U .[test]
       - run: mkdir -p test-reports/pytest
-      - run: make test PYTHON=/python3.6/bin/python TEST="--junitxml=test-reports/pytest/results.xml -vv"
+      - run: make test PYTHON=/python3.8/bin/python TEST="--junitxml=test-reports/pytest/results.xml -vv"
       - store_test_results:
           path: test-reports