diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index b52284706..a8086a699 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python:
-          - 3.8
-          #- 3.9
+          - 3.9
           #- 3.10
           #- 3.11
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index b9e5d8fb1..160cb0619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.8'
+        python-version: '3.9'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6b3c635a0..f5c681416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Install build & twine
         run: python -m pip install build twine
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index cecb62fa4..9c48e452a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
           - macos-latest
         python:
-          - 3.8
           - 3.9
           - '3.10'  # Needs quotes so YAML doesn't think it's 3.1
           - '3.11'
@@ -41,13 +40,13 @@ jobs:
           - normal
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.8
+            python: 3.9
             mode: dandi-api
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.8
+            python: 3.9
             mode: dev-deps
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.8
+            python: 3.9
             mode: nfs
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/typing.yml b/.github/workflows/typing.yml
index c01c56cba..dd8a09e53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/typing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/typing.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index ab8821a05..9e4c23557 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.8"
+    python: "3.9"
 python:
     install:
         - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 174b8632e..28ca0318e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ classifiers =
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Programming Language :: Python
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ project_urls =
     Documentation = https://dandi.readthedocs.io
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 install_requires =
     bidsschematools ~= 0.7.0
     click >= 7.1