diff --git a/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
index 11ad4ebea9..4d20fc0186 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ jobs:
         token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Download MAVSDK
-      run: wget https://github.com/mavlink/MAVSDK/releases/download/v0.36.0/mavsdk_0.36.0_ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb
+      run: wget https://github.com/mavlink/MAVSDK/releases/download/v0.38.0/mavsdk_0.38.0_ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb
     - name: Install MAVSDK
-      run: dpkg -i mavsdk_0.36.0_ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb
+      run: dpkg -i mavsdk_0.38.0_ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb
 
     - name: Prepare ccache timestamp
       id: ccache_cache_timestamp