diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1d6de8c..49ca83c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ jobs:
   steps:
   - name: Checkout
     uses: actions/checkout@v2
-  - name: Set up Python 3.8
+  - name: Set up Python 3.9
     uses: actions/setup-python@v2
     with:
-     python-version: 3.8
+     python-version: 3.9
   - run: pip install flake8
   - run: flake8 run.py core
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 6b23ee7..7eb9fed 100755
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ def limit_resources():
 
 
 def pre_check():
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-        quit('Python version is not supported - please upgrade to 3.8 or higher')
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
+        quit('Python version is not supported - please upgrade to 3.9 or higher')
     if not shutil.which('ffmpeg'):
         quit('ffmpeg is not installed!')
     model_path = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'inswapper_128.onnx')