diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-9ff5e159cfa29d23.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-9ff5e159cfa29d23.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..040316360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-py38-9ff5e159cfa29d23.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 559bc273c..800e6901b 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/python-cinderclient/latest/
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifier =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
     Environment :: Console
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ classifier =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
 
 [files]
 packages =
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dab45cab6..82f6b98f8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ setenv =
 # TLS (https) server certificate.
 passenv = OS_*
 
-[testenv:functional-py{3,38,39,310,311,312}]
+[testenv:functional-py{3,39,310,311,312}]
 deps = {[testenv:functional]deps}
 setenv = {[testenv:functional]setenv}
 passenv = {[testenv:functional]passenv}