diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 60f8b79c03..f457740bdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         no_test_requirements: ['0']
         extra_name: ['']
         include:
-          - python: '3.8'
+          - python: '3.12'
             check_formatting: '1'
             extra_name: ', check formatting'
           # separate test run that doesn't install test-requirements.txt
diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index 112ed04d7a..e62946a4de 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ python -m build
 python -m pip install dist/*.whl
 
 if [ "$CHECK_FORMATTING" = "1" ]; then
-    python -m pip install -r test-requirements.txt
+    python -m pip install -r test-requirements.txt exceptiongroup
     echo "::endgroup::"
     source check.sh
 else