diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 10aa2379..32a358db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 124d82f1..4c19f8b1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ requires = ["wheel", "setuptools>=40.8.0", "setuptools_scm"]
 name = "traccuracy"
 description = "Utilities for computing common accuracy metrics on cell tracking challenge solutions with ground truth"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = { text = "BSD 3-Clause License" }
 authors = [
     { email = "draga.doncilapop1@monash.edu", name = "Draga Doncila Pop" },
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",