diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
index da959f9d4..19a69edb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
     steps:
       - id: skip_check
         uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@master
diff --git a/deploy/conda-dev-spec.template b/deploy/conda-dev-spec.template
index 0227eeab7..d270d4f9f 100644
--- a/deploy/conda-dev-spec.template
+++ b/deploy/conda-dev-spec.template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $ conda create --name <env> --file <this file>
 
 # Base
-python>=3.8
+python>=3.9,<3.12
 cartopy
 cartopy_offlinedata
 cmocean
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c276d468d..7fa96df20 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ project_urls =
 classifiers =
     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
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ classifiers =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 include_package_data = True
-python_requires = >=3.8,<3.12
+python_requires = >=3.9,<3.12
 install_requires =
     cartopy
     cmocean