diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c728bf4..23a429f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.12']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python
diff --git a/changelog.d/20241111_172041_faraz.maqsood_remove_py38_references.md b/changelog.d/20241111_172041_faraz.maqsood_remove_py38_references.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b70c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20241111_172041_faraz.maqsood_remove_py38_references.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- 💥 [Deprecation] Drop support for python 3.8 and set Python 3.9 as the minimum supported python version. (by @Faraz32123)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fe72dae..7997045 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=["tutor>=18.0.0,<19.0.0"],
     extras_require={"dev": "tutor[dev]>=18.0.0,<19.0.0"},
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     entry_points={"tutor.plugin.v1": ["discovery = tutordiscovery.plugin"]},
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",