diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 596fc5bef5..0688a4e1c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       MAIN_BRANCH: master
       MAJOR_VERSION: '2.10'
+      # When we upgrade this we should also upgrade the requirements
+      # in the documentation: doc/integrator/requirements.rst
+      # and the first pyupgrade pre-commit hook in .pre-commit-config.yaml
+      MIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.8'
 
     steps:
       - run: '! ls BACKPORT_TODO'
@@ -183,11 +187,7 @@ jobs:
       # Use minimal version from the documentation
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          # When we upgrade this we should also upgrade the requirements
-          # in the documentation: doc/integrator/requirements.rst
-          # and the first pyupgrade pre-commit hook in .pre-commit-config.yaml
-          python-version: '3.8' # Shouldn't be upgraded to latest Python version
-      - run: python --version|grep ' 3\.8\.'
+          python-version: '${{ env.MIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}'
       - run: pip install --requirement=ci/requirements-project.txt
       - run: docker compose version