diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6e984e2e5..15c5fda41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.2
       with:
-        python-version: '3.7'
+        python-version: '3.8'
 
     - name: Setup pipenv
       run: |
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 3b201df0c..3c9e89b97 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ pykwalify-webform = "==0.1.4"
 [dev-packages]
 
 [requires]
-python_version = "3.7"
+python_version = "3.8"
diff --git a/runtime.txt b/runtime.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 475ba515c..000000000
--- a/runtime.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3.7