diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 246c4c982..83f8edf16 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ variables:
 
 flake8:
   stage: lint
-  image: python:3.7-alpine
+  image: python:3.8-alpine
   before_script:
     - pip install -q flake8
   script:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ flake8:
 
 pytest:
   stage: test
-  image: python:3.7
+  image: python:3.8
   {% if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' -%}
   image: docker/compose:latest
   tags: