diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 29c76103..6e9fc7df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-16.04, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-18.04, windows-latest, macos-latest]
         python-version: [3.7]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps: