diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 48f10d09e91..bf5d0f3328e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         id: setup-haskell
         with:
           ghc-version: ${{ matrix.ghc }}
-          cabal-version: '3.8.1.0'
+          cabal-version: '3.10.1.0'
 
       #  See the following link for a breakdown of the following step
       #  https://github.com/haskell/actions/issues/7#issuecomment-745697160
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ jobs:
         id: setup-haskell
         with:
           ghc-version: ${{ matrix.ghc }}
-          cabal-version: '3.8.1.0'
+          cabal-version: '3.10.1.0'
 
       # As we are reusing the cached build dir from the previous step
       # the generated artifacts are available here,
diff --git a/cabal-testsuite/cabal-testsuite.cabal b/cabal-testsuite/cabal-testsuite.cabal
index 13c260f1651..eae22717dbc 100644
--- a/cabal-testsuite/cabal-testsuite.cabal
+++ b/cabal-testsuite/cabal-testsuite.cabal
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ custom-setup
   -- and due to Custom complexity and ConstraintSetupCabalMaxVersion
   -- it has to be the latest release version plus
   -- you have to use the latest cabal-install release
-  setup-depends: Cabal == 3.8.*,
-                 Cabal-syntax == 3.8.*,
+  setup-depends: Cabal == 3.10.*,
+                 Cabal-syntax == 3.10.*,
                  base, filepath, directory