diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9c2355625..abe106cac 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "File-system specification"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 maintainers = [{ name = "Martin Durant", email = "mdurant@anaconda.com" }]
 keywords = ["file"]
 classifiers = [
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",