diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bf1192a..1e5dead 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: 2
 
 defaults: &defaults
   docker:
-    - image: circleci/python:3.6.6
+    - image: circleci/python:3.8
   working_directory: ~/flask-jwt-consumer
 
 jobs: