diff --git a/.github/workflows/link_validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/link_validation.yaml
index 4b7840e3cb1..2e502542d4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link_validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link_validation.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env: 
-      PYTHON_VER: 3.7
+      PYTHON_VER: 3.8
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Check Microsoft URLs do not pin localized versions