diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
index 73dcfd77..3151fa51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8]
+        python-version: [3.9]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2