diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 48ad77e..3120846 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/changelog.d/20241114_112205_abdul.muqadim_remove_py3_8_references.md b/changelog.d/20241114_112205_abdul.muqadim_remove_py3_8_references.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..645ac90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20241114_112205_abdul.muqadim_remove_py3_8_references.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- 💥 [Deprecation] Drop support for python 3.8 and set Python 3.9 as the minimum supported python version. (by @Abdul-Muqadim-Arbisoft)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2b22a2b..8c3f307 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def load_about():
     long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests*"]),
     include_package_data=True,
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=["tutor>=18.0.0,<19.0.0", "tutor-mfe>=18.0.0,<19.0.0"],
     extras_require={"dev": "tutor[dev]>=18.0.0,<19.0.0"},
     entry_points={
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ def load_about():
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",