diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index ef47a93..6823081 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 596986a..916d1ad 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ setup(
         "Operating System :: POSIX",
         "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ setup(
         }
     },
     zip_safe=False,
-    python_requires='>=3.8',
+    python_requires='>=3.9',
     install_requires=[
         'llsd<1.1.0',
         'defusedxml',