diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index c373e79..1f295b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install ruff pytest
           if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
       - name: Lint with Ruff
+        if: ${{ matrix.python-version != '3.6' }}
         run: |
           # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
           ruff --output-format=github --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 .