diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0058ea1032..67bdb175d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ jobs:
           - mpich
           - openmpi
         os:
-          # - ubuntu-22.04
-          - ubuntu-20.04
+          - ubuntu-22.04
           # macOS is not ready yet - needs other setup of prerequisites
           # - macos-12
           # - macos-11
         python:
-          - 3.7
+          - 3.9
 
     steps:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index e66def665c..9b6ad8e82f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7"]
+        python-version: ["3.9"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}