diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1731db1afdd61a8eb31e7dc7c82fe43ae6670720..b09bbf57aa9eb4c1be7eb021e4cb2c87ab3cfcf3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ tests:
 
 install_tests:
   stage: test
-  image: python:3.6
+  image: python:3.7
   before_script:
     - git submodule sync
     - git submodule update --init --jobs=4