diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests-openmpi.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests-openmpi.yml
index 461fbd3..695d1b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests-openmpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests-openmpi.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2