diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index f53ad82..7588b55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Run all supported Python versions on linux
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         # Include one windows and macos run
         include:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2c3189e..6427a5f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "brainglobe"
 authors = [{ name = "BrainGlobe", email = "code@adamltyson.com" }]
 description = "Python-based tools for computational neuroanatomy."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.9.0"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
 license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }