diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 1ac8bc5d..f6d4e8f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -33,40 +33,40 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
       if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.8'
-    - name: Build and test (3.8)
+        python-version: '3.9'
+    - name: Build and test (3.9)
       if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
       shell: bash
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/build-test nomypy
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
-    - name: Build and test including remote checks (3.9) mypy
+        python-version: '3.10'
+    - name: Build and test including remote checks (3.10) mypy
       if:  (matrix.os == 'macos-12') && (github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&  github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) || github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
       shell: bash
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/build-test mypy
       env:
         PYTKET_RUN_REMOTE_TESTS: 1
-    - name: Build and test including remote checks (3.9) nomypy
+    - name: Build and test including remote checks (3.10) nomypy
       if:  (matrix.os != 'macos-12') && (github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&  github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) || github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'schedule')
       shell: bash
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/build-test nomypy
       env:
         PYTKET_RUN_REMOTE_TESTS: 1
-    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+    - name: Set up Python 3.11
       if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
-    - name: Build and test (3.10)
+        python-version: '3.11'
+    - name: Build and test (3.11)
       if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
+        python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Download all wheels
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index aee9792f..81ccfe60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: 3.9
+        python-version: 3.10
     - name: Upgrade pip and install wheel
       run: pip install --upgrade pip wheel
     - name: Install pytket qiskit
-      run: |        
-        pip install .
+      run: pip install .
     - name: Install docs dependencies
       run: |
         pip install -r .github/workflows/docs/requirements.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44258c16..d1ae7020 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ representations.
 
 ## Getting started
 
-`pytket-qiskit` is available for Python 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10, on Linux, MacOS
+`pytket-qiskit` is available for Python 3.9, 3.10 and 3.11, on Linux, MacOS
 and Windows. To install, run:
 
 ```pip install pytket-qiskit```
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index ed46b14c..675e35c9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
+Unreleased
+----------
+
+* Drop support for Python 3.8; add support for 3.11.
+
 0.33.0 (December 2022)
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/intro.txt b/docs/intro.txt
index 70aea340..61d70143 100644
--- a/docs/intro.txt
+++ b/docs/intro.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ representations, simulation and access to the `IBMQ <https://www.research.ibm.co
 run on IBM backends and simulators, as well as conversion to and from Qiskit
 representations.
 
-``pytket-qiskit`` is available for Python 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10, on Linux, MacOS and
+``pytket-qiskit`` is available for Python 3.9, 3.10 and 3.11, on Linux, MacOS and
 Windows. To install, run:
 
 ::
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 6da039b7..1dfad53a 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [mypy]
-python_version = 3.8
+python_version = 3.9
 warn_unused_configs = True
 
 disallow_untyped_decorators = False
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2e13f2ef..77433ecf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     version=metadata["__extension_version__"],
     author="TKET development team",
     author_email="tket-support@cambridgequantum.com",
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     project_urls={
         "Documentation": "https://cqcl.github.io/pytket-qiskit/api/index.html",
         "Source": "https://github.com/CQCL/pytket-qiskit",
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@
     packages=find_namespace_packages(include=["pytket.*"]),
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        "pytket ~= 1.10",
+        "pytket == 1.11.0rc0",
         "qiskit ~= 0.39.0",
         "qiskit_ibm_runtime ~= 0.8.0",
     ],
     classifiers=[
         "Environment :: Console",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
         "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
         "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",