diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index a38a07f587..01f0e20bf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.9']
+        python-version: ['3.8']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [docs]
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.9']
+        python-version: ['3.8']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}