diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
index 00bac88aa..a39405c28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ jobs:
       # https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
       - name: Setup Environment
         run: |
-          echo "::set-env name=CC::gcc-8"
-          echo "::set-env name=CXX::g++-8"
+          echo "::set-env name=CC::gcc-7"
+          echo "::set-env name=CXX::g++-7"
           echo "::set-env name=PYTHON_VERSION::${{ matrix.python_version }}"
           env