diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-ae196c568a1577db.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-ae196c568a1577db.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..040316360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-ae196c568a1577db.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Support for Python 3.8 has been removed. Now the minimum python version
+    supported is 3.9 .
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d017074b2..d78f29505 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = Apache License, Version 2.0
 author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = https://docs.openstack.org/python-novaclient/latest
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifier =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
     Environment :: Console
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ classifier =
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython