diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index ada3c502f..74ad62ab8 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "requirements": [
         {
             "name": "puppet",
-            "version_requirement": ">= 7.0.0 < 9.0.0"
+            "version_requirement": ">= 8.0.0 < 9.0.0"
         }
     ],
     "source": "https://opendev.org/openstack/puppet-nova.git",
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-puppet-7-213d2501df98117e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-puppet-7-213d2501df98117e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9c6bfa75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-puppet-7-213d2501df98117e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Puppet 7 is no longer supported. Use Puppet 8 instead.