diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1ac81c2..84ac163 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        # exclude MacOS arm64 on 3.7
+        exclude:
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python-version: '3.7'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - name: Check out code