diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-15af791146f479e1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-15af791146f479e1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..040316360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-15af791146f479e1.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 4dea03b26..2729c6c60 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = https://docs.openstack.org/taskflow/latest/
 keywords = reliable,tasks,execution,parallel,dataflow,workflows,distributed
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifier =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
     Environment :: OpenStack
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifier =
     Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
     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