diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index 2acc6b8..a82b983 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: 
-          - '3.8'
+          - '3.9'
           - '3.11'
 
     steps:
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index bbc3407..8fa1c45 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ include_package_data = true
 install_requires =
     rdflib >= 6.2.0
 packages = case_example_mapping
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =