diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 81a6a5297d..4498aadb58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.7"
+          python-version: "3.8"
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: make doc-setup
+        run: |
+          pip install antsibull-docs
+          make doc-setup
       - name: Build docs
         run: make doc
       - name: commit docs