diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 748bb2c..f2eca3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'pypy-3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', 'pypy-3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 18f4bd8..9dd613b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ==================
 
 - Add support for Python 3.11 and 3.12.
+- Drop support for Python 3.8. The minimum supported version is now 3.9.
 - Depend on newer ``zest.releaser >= 9.1.1``.
 - Remove dependency on setuptools; now uses the so-called
   "native" namespace packages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8c26ada..99a27a6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ def _read(fname):
         'Natural Language :: English',
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
@@ -80,5 +79,5 @@ def _read(fname):
             'zest.releaser[recommended]',
         ],
     },
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
 )
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3a4c955..7da78bb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy310,coverage,docs
+envlist = py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy310,coverage,docs
 
 [testenv]
 extras = test
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ commands =
     coverage report -i
     coverage html -i
     coverage xml -i
-depends = py38,py39,py310,pypy38,docs
+depends = py39,py310,pypy310,docs
 parallel_show_output = true
 
 [testenv:docs]