diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-3badae384bc683fc.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-3badae384bc683fc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3d6e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-3badae384bc683fc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Python 3.8 support has been dropped. Last release of
+    heat-tempest-plugin to support python 3.8 is 2.3.0.
+    The minimum version of Python now supported is Python 3.9.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0dcbc7a..17775af 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description_file =
 author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = http://docs.openstack.org/developer/heat-tempest-plugin
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifier =
     Environment :: OpenStack
     Intended Audience :: Information Technology
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ 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