diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index e528f6c..f8f22e6 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
       - release-notes-jobs-python3
     check:
       jobs:
-        - openstack-tox-functional-py38
+        - openstack-tox-functional-py39
+        - openstack-tox-functional-py312
         - tempest-smoke-py3-osprofiler-redis
         - tempest-smoke-py3-osprofiler-sqlalchemy
     gate:
       jobs:
-        - openstack-tox-functional-py38
+        - openstack-tox-functional-py39
 
 - job:
     name: tempest-smoke-py3-osprofiler-redis
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-e2c2723282ebbf9f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-e2c2723282ebbf9f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0403163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-e2c2723282ebbf9f.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 c559446..6b8181c 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/osprofiler/latest/
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifier =
     Environment :: OpenStack
     Intended Audience :: Developers
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ 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
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython