diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-eynollah.yml b/.github/workflows/test-eynollah.yml
index 2fa6daf..82de94d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-eynollah.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-eynollah.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
 
     steps:
     - name: clean up
diff --git a/requirements-ocr.txt b/requirements-ocr.txt
index 19127a1..2897e19 100644
--- a/requirements-ocr.txt
+++ b/requirements-ocr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 torch
-transformers >= 5
+transformers < 5 ; python_version < '3.10'
+transformers >= 5 ; python_version >= '3.10'