diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-547c59b20ab9424d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-547c59b20ab9424d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..040316360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-547c59b20ab9424d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Support for Python 3.8 has been removed. Now the minimum python version
+    supported is 3.9 .
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8e3eaf96c..c61908e5b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = https://docs.openstack.org/ironic-inspector/latest/
 license = Apache-2
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifier =
     Environment :: Console
     Environment :: OpenStack
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ classifier =
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
 
 [files]
 packages =
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ quiet-level = 4
 # discoverd: Intentional wrong spelling
 # infromation: References a typo fix
 ignore-words-list = cna,assertIn,discoverd,infromation
-skip = AUTHORS
\ No newline at end of file
+skip = AUTHORS