diff --git a/doc/source/usersguide/installation.rst b/doc/source/usersguide/installation.rst
index c0247f0fb..645cc97b2 100644
--- a/doc/source/usersguide/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usersguide/installation.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ If you don't, fetch and install them before proceeding.
 .. Keep entries from NumPy on in sync with ``project.dependencies`` in ``pyproject.toml``.
 .. Keep system packages in sync with build jobs in `.github/workflows/*.yml`.
 
-* Python_ >= 3.9
+* Python_ >= 3.9 (Python 3.8 may work, but you may need to build/test yourself)
 * HDF5_ >= 1.10.5
 * Cython_ >= 0.29.32
 * NumPy_ >= 1.19.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e94dfbe13..671b53764 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ description = "Hierarchical datasets for Python"
 # Keep Python versions in sync with
 # `classifiers` below,
 # `min_python_version` in `setup.py`.
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = { text = "BSD 3-Clause License" }
 keywords = [ "hdf5" ]
 authors = [
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "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",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 32108c5d6..b79926180 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ def find_runtime_path(self, locations=None):
 
     # The minimum required versions
     # Keep in sync with ``project.requires-python`` in ``pyproject.toml``.
-    min_python_version = (3, 9)
+    min_python_version = (3, 8)
     # Check for Python
     if sys.version_info < min_python_version:
         exit_with_error("You need Python %s or greater to install PyTables!"