diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5de4e9a..9439573 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         python: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        exclude:
+          - { os: macos-latest, python: "3.7" } # not available for newer arm64 macos
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5