diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 59e88b6..cb46e31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           # Include latest Python beta.
           CIBW_PRERELEASE_PYTHONS: True
           # Skip EOL Python versions.
-          CIBW_SKIP: "pp38* pp39*"
+          CIBW_SKIP: "pp39*"
           # Run the test suite after each build.
           CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: "pytest"
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: pytest {package}/tests
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python-version:
           - pp310
-          - cp38
           - cp39
           - cp310
           - cp311
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 02a9c61..5814f90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["pypy-3.10", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["pypy-3.10", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         include:
           - { python-version: "pypy-3.10", os: windows-latest }
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1b0cd51..5d4d706 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ repos:
     rev: v3.17.0
     hooks:
       - id: pyupgrade
-        args: [--py38-plus]
+        args: [--py39-plus]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
     rev: 24.8.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
-        args: [--target-version=py38]
+        args: [--target-version=py39]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
     rev: 5.13.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2529d3..5552873 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 [![Code style: Black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-Black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black)
 
 UltraJSON is an ultra fast JSON encoder and decoder written in pure C with bindings for
-Python 3.8+.
+Python 3.9+.
 
 Install with pip:
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7b78bc1..f9c4624 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ requires = [
 ]
 
 [tool.black]
-target_version = ["py38"]
+target_version = ["py39"]
 
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b4d5e66..cc03ad8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: C
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ project_urls =
     Source=https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 setup_requires =
     setuptools-scm