diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
index 36aeb4e..351da81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
     needs: [build_wheels_windows, build_wheels_macos, build_wheels_linux, build_sdist]
     name: deploy wheels to pypi
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2