diff --git a/.github/workflows/nv-torch12-p40.yml b/.github/workflows/nv-torch18-p40.yml
similarity index 91%
rename from .github/workflows/nv-torch12-p40.yml
rename to .github/workflows/nv-torch18-p40.yml
index 944ba3beb19de..c5159507b70de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nv-torch12-p40.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nv-torch18-p40.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: nv-torch12-p40
+name: nv-torch18-p40
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           nvcc --version
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip uninstall --yes torch torchvision
-          pip install torch==1.2.0 torchvision==0.4.0
+          pip3 install torch==1.8.2 torchvision==0.9.2 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/lts/1.8/cu101
           python -c "import torch; print('torch:', torch.__version__, torch)"
           python -c "import torch; print('CUDA available:', torch.cuda.is_available())"
 
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [[ -d ./torch-extensions ]]; then rm -rf ./torch-extensions; fi
           cd tests
-          TORCH_EXTENSIONS_DIR=./torch-extensions pytest --color=yes --durations=0 --forked --verbose -n 4 unit/ --torch_ver="1.2" --cuda_ver="10"
+          TORCH_EXTENSIONS_DIR=./torch-extensions pytest --color=yes --durations=0 --forked --verbose -n 4 unit/ --torch_ver="1.8" --cuda_ver="10"