diff --git a/.github/workflows/fedora-tox.yml b/.github/workflows/fedora-tox.yml
index 4137a4171..05a061980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fedora-tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fedora-tox.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         tox_env:
           # sync with /tox.ini
-          - py38
+          - py36
           - py39
           - py310
           - py311
diff --git a/mock/requirements.txt b/mock/requirements.txt
index a70ad8290..610206496 100644
--- a/mock/requirements.txt
+++ b/mock/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 backoff
 distro
 jinja2
-pyroute2
+pyroute2==0.5.3; python_version < "3.9"
+pyroute2; python_version >= "3.9"
 requests
 rpmautospec-core
 templated-dictionary
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index aea819e3c..a9eb0b245 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 # sync with /.github/workflows/fedora-tox.yml
-envlist = py{38,39,310,311,312,313}
+envlist = py{36,39,310,311,312,313}
 skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]