diff --git a/tools/ci/check_type_comments.py b/tools/ci/check_type_comments.py
index d9e6c6b9af..38865b0842 100755
--- a/tools/ci/check_type_comments.py
+++ b/tools/ci/check_type_comments.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def types_valid_ignored_rules(file_name):  # type: (str) -> bool
     """
     Run Mypy check with rules for ignore list on the given file, return TRUE if Mypy check passes
     """
-    mypy_exit_code = subprocess.call('mypy {} --python-version 3.7 --allow-untyped-defs'.format(file_name), shell=True)
+    mypy_exit_code = subprocess.call('mypy {} --python-version 3.8 --allow-untyped-defs'.format(file_name), shell=True)
     return not bool(mypy_exit_code)