diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 745bd8f..28995a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         py-version-img: [
-          ["3.8", "3.8-slim-bookworm"],
           ["3.9", "3.9-slim-bookworm"],
           ["3.10", "3.10-slim-bookworm"],
           ["3.11", "3.11-slim-bookworm"]
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         py-version-img-tag: [
-          ["3.8", "3.8-slim-bookworm", ""],
           ["3.9", "3.9-slim-bookworm", ""],
           ["3.10", "3.10-slim-bookworm", ""],
           ["3.11", "3.11-slim-bookworm", "latest"],
diff --git a/examples/petstore-access-control/README.md b/examples/petstore-access-control/README.md
index c6595a6..482759c 100644
--- a/examples/petstore-access-control/README.md
+++ b/examples/petstore-access-control/README.md
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ Some notes:
 > version of Python, you can set the Python image to be used as FOCA's base
 > image by defining the environment variable `PETSTORE_PY_IMAGE` before
 > executing the build command. For example:
->  
+>
 >    ```bash
->    export PETSTORE_PY_IMAGE=3.8-slim-buster
+>    export PETSTORE_PY_IMAGE=3.11-slim-bookworm
 >    ```
->  
+>
 > * In case Docker complains about port conflicts or if any of the used ports
 > are blocked by a firewall, you will need to re-map the conflicting port(s) in
 > the [Docker Compose config][app-docker-compose]. In particular, for each of
diff --git a/examples/petstore/README.md b/examples/petstore/README.md
index 04e2c4d..b64e7d8 100644
--- a/examples/petstore/README.md
+++ b/examples/petstore/README.md
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ Some notes:
 > version of Python, you can set the Python image to be used as FOCA's base
 > image by defining the environment variable `PETSTORE_PY_IMAGE` before
 > executing the build command. For example:
->  
+>
 >    ```bash
->    export PETSTORE_PY_IMAGE=3.8-slim-buster
+>    export PETSTORE_PY_IMAGE=3.11-slim-bookworm
 >    ```
->  
+>
 > * In case Docker complains about port conflicts or if any of the used ports
 > are blocked by a firewall, you will need to re-map the conflicting port(s) in
 > the [Docker Compose config][app-docker-compose]. In particular, for each of
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 618c376..d6f53f7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
         "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
         "Natural Language :: English",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",