diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
index dc536f2..e2c08d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cca8a11..7fc7c27 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 description = "Allows python objects to be stored and loaded from an HDF5 file in a language-agnostic manner"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",