diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cba6e43d..e80e1b79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
+          - name: Test Linux py38
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            pyversion: '3.9'
           - name: Test Linux py39
             os: ubuntu-latest
             pyversion: '3.9'
diff --git a/docs/start.rst b/docs/start.rst
index 81e20013..218a9ea3 100644
--- a/docs/start.rst
+++ b/docs/start.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Install with pip
 ----------------
 
 You can install ``wgpu-py`` via pip.
-Python 3.9 or higher is required. Pypy is supported. Only depends on ``cffi`` (installed automatically by pip).
+Python 3.8 or higher is required. Pypy is supported. Only depends on ``cffi`` (installed automatically by pip).
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ee25d8ac..d672a910 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 authors = [{ name = "Almar Klein" }, { name = "Korijn van Golen" }]
 keywords = ["webgpu", "wgpu", "vulkan", "metal", "DX12", "opengl"]
-requires-python = ">= 3.9"
+requires-python = ">= 3.8"
 dependencies = ["cffi>=1.15.0", "rubicon-objc>=0.4.1; sys_platform == 'darwin'"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]