diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9f34a20..d3172c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9, "3.10", 3.11, 3.12]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        exclude:
+          # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/850
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python-version: 3.7
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python-version: 3.8
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python-version: 3.9
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Run image