diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 331cbe6..476ecfb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ workflows:
           matrix:
             parameters:
               version:
-                - "3.8"
                 - "3.9"
                 - "3.10"
                 - "3.11"
@@ -212,7 +211,6 @@ workflows:
           matrix:
             parameters:
               version:
-                - "3.8"
                 - "3.9"
                 - "3.10"
                 - "3.11"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59472bd..416abbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Use pip to install imkar
 
     pip install imkar
 
-(Requires Python 3.8 or higher)
+(Requires Python 3.9 or higher)
 
 Audio file reading/writing is supported through [SoundFile](https://python-soundfile.readthedocs.io), which is based on
 [libsndfile](http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/). On Windows and OS X, it will be installed automatically.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ccc0284..e73274b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "A python package for material modeling and quantification in acoustics."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 authors = [
     { name = "The pyfar developers", email = "info@pyfar.org" },
 ]
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",