diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c511c04..d79378d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.7"
+          python-version: "3.8"
       #----------------------------------------------
       #  -----  install & configure poetry  -----
       #----------------------------------------------
       - name: Install and configure Poetry
         uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
         with:
-          version: 1.3.2
           virtualenvs-create: true
           virtualenvs-in-project: true
+          installer-parallel: true
       #----------------------------------------------
       #       load cached venv if cache exists
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       #----------------------------------------------
       # install dependencies if cache does not exist
       #----------------------------------------------
-        run: poetry install
+        run: poetry install --without docs
         if: steps.cached-poetry-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       #----------------------------------------------
       #      config poetry and publish to pypi