diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e0345afa9..c713fa9df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.7"
+          python-version: "3.10"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -35,4 +35,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build package
         run: |
           make dist
-