diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-coverage.yml
index 217e7e4..5527371 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-coverage.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   cli-coverage-report:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.12" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.11" ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ] # can't use macOS when using service containers or container jobs
         r: [ release ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}