diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index 05a9457..55c195e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
-        # use Ubuntu 20.04 for Python 3.6
-        exclude:
-        - os: "ubuntu-latest"
-          python-version: "3.6"
-        include:
-        - os: "ubuntu-20.04"
-          python-version: "3.6"
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}