diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ccc777c..376f975 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ packages = find:
 install_requires =
     fsspec
     typing-extensions>=3.7;python_version<'3.8'
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 include_package_data = True
 package_dir =
     =src