diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 011e1fb1bd..b91195fb1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      if: matrix.python-version != '3.8'
+      if: matrix.python-version > '3.8'
       run: |
         python -m pip install uv
         uv pip install --system --upgrade pip setuptools wheel