diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b1628322..3875d3ee 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,20 +6,17 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "msgpack"
 dynamic = ["version"]
-# `license = "Apache-2.0"` is preferred. But keep old syntax for Python 3.8 compatibility.
-# https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-python/pull/637
-license = {text="Apache 2.0"}
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = [{name="Inada Naoki", email="songofacandy@gmail.com"}]
 description = "MessagePack serializer"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["msgpack", "messagepack", "serializer", "serialization", "binary"]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Topic :: File Formats",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ version = {attr = "msgpack.__version__"}
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100
-target-version = "py38"
+target-version = "py39"
 lint.select = [
     "E", # pycodestyle
     "F", # Pyflakes