diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
index d98dec6392..b9a25dc259 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - id: skip_check
         uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@master
diff --git a/ci/generate.py b/ci/generate.py
index f3c9fa1966..00911dbe58 100755
--- a/ci/generate.py
+++ b/ci/generate.py
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 from jinja2 import Template
 
-
 for os in ['linux', 'osx']:
     with open(f'template_{os}.yaml') as f:
         template_test = f.read()
 
     template = Template(template_test)
-    for python in ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']:
+    for python in ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']:
         for mpi in ['nompi', 'mpich', 'openmpi']:
             script = template.render(python=python, mpi=mpi)
             filename = f'{os}_mpi_{mpi}_python{python}.yaml'
diff --git a/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template b/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
index cac8fe4151..e7ae69b96d 100644
--- a/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
+++ b/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $ conda create --name <env> --file <this file>
 
 # Base
-python>=3.8
+python>=3.9
 cartopy
 cartopy_offlinedata
 cmocean
diff --git a/conda/default.cfg b/conda/default.cfg
index ee044dc8aa..83e13ee115 100644
--- a/conda/default.cfg
+++ b/conda/default.cfg
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ recreate = False
 suffix =
 
 # the python version
-python = 3.11
+python = 3.12
 
 # the MPI version (nompi, mpich or openmpi)
 mpi = nompi
diff --git a/docs/developers_guide/quick_start.rst b/docs/developers_guide/quick_start.rst
index 26d960143d..d48ad1cec2 100644
--- a/docs/developers_guide/quick_start.rst
+++ b/docs/developers_guide/quick_start.rst
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Optional flags
     Check to make sure expected commands are present
 
 ``--python``
-    Select a particular python version (the default is currently 3.8)
+    Select a particular python version (the default is currently 3.12)
 
 ``--env_name``
     Set the name of the environment (and the prefix for the activation script)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d908a91cd..ca2904d8e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ def package_files(directory, prefixes, extensions):
           'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
           'Programming Language :: Python',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
+          'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
           'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering',
       ],
       packages=find_packages(include=['compass', 'compass.*']),