diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-c0a696af00110602.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-c0a696af00110602.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..035f628996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-c0a696af00110602.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+prelude: >
+    Tempest dropped the Python 3.8 support.
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Python 3.8 support has been dropped. Last release of Tempest
+    to support python 3.8 is Temepst 41.0.0. The minimum version
+    of Python now supported by Tempest is Python 3.9.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ca2b324763..67555f4f7c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ 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
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 661c8d014b..c8f87536a2 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     check:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pep8
-        - openstack-tox-py38
         - openstack-tox-py39
         - openstack-tox-py310
         - openstack-tox-py311
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pep8
-        - openstack-tox-py38
         - openstack-tox-py39
         - openstack-tox-py310
         - openstack-tox-py311