diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8f02829..5aeda5c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -2,23 +2,6 @@ version: 2
 
 jobs:
 
-  build-python36:
-    docker:
-      - image: python:3.6
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          keys:
-            - ocrd-resources-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "Makefile" }}
-      - run: make install
-      - run: make model
-      - save_cache:
-          key: ocrd-resources-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "Makefile" }}
-          paths:
-            ocrd-resources
-      - run: git submodule update --init
-      - run: make test
-
   build-python37:
     docker:
       - image: python:3.7
@@ -36,10 +19,27 @@ jobs:
       - run: git submodule update --init
       - run: make test
 
+  build-python38:
+    docker:
+      - image: python:3.8
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - restore_cache:
+          keys:
+            - ocrd-resources-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "Makefile" }}
+      - run: make install
+      - run: make model
+      - save_cache:
+          key: ocrd-resources-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "Makefile" }}
+          paths:
+            ocrd-resources
+      - run: git submodule update --init
+      - run: make test
+
 workflows:
   version: 2
   build:
     jobs:
-      - build-python36
       - build-python37
-      #- build-python38 # no tensorflow for python 3.8
+      - build-python38
+