diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 80172d073f7..da9e0c09498 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description_file =
 author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = https://docs.openstack.org/neutron/latest/
-python_requires = >=3.9
+python_requires = >=3.8
 classifier =
     Environment :: OpenStack
     Intended Audience :: Information Technology
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ 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
 
 [files]
 packages =
diff --git a/zuul.d/job-templates.yaml b/zuul.d/job-templates.yaml
index e2895c9086d..fdc4f8a860b 100644
--- a/zuul.d/job-templates.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/job-templates.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     name: neutron-tox-override-jobs
     check:
       jobs:
-        - openstack-tox-py39:  # from openstack-python3-jobs template
+        - openstack-tox-py38:  # from openstack-python3-jobs template
             timeout: 3600
             irrelevant-files:  &irrelevant-files
               - ^\.pylintrc$
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             irrelevant-files:  *irrelevant-files
     check-arm64:
       jobs:
-        - openstack-tox-py39-arm64: # from openstack-python3-jobs-arm64 template
+        - openstack-tox-py38-arm64: # from openstack-python3-jobs-arm64 template
             timeout: 4800
             irrelevant-files:  *irrelevant-files
         - openstack-tox-py310-arm64: # from openstack-python3-jobs-arm64 template
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
             irrelevant-files:  *irrelevant-files
     gate:
       jobs:
-        - openstack-tox-py39:  # from openstack-python3-jobs template
+        - openstack-tox-py38:  # from openstack-python3-jobs template
             timeout: 3600
             irrelevant-files:  *irrelevant-files
         - openstack-tox-py310: # from openstack-python3-jobs template