diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 500a049..52fd9e3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ authors = [
     {name = "MDAnalysis Development Team and contributors", email = "mdanalysis@numfocus.org"},
 ]
 readme = "README.rst"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 keywords = [
     "python",
     "cli",
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
     "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Bio-Informatics",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Chemistry",