diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/check-and-publish.yml
index 24972d1..aacab18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-and-publish.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         platform: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
         exclude:
           - platform: macos-latest
             python-version: "3.8"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 27c5ceb..5b7a8b9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ def read(fname):
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "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",