diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12767382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - main
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+    name: Run pip install
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Python info
+      shell: bash -e {0}
+      run: |
+        which python
+        python --version
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+        python -m pip install .[dev]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index f709f3d0..7de55161 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Run template tests
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 24e904ba..6301aa95 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 * Make online documentation optional [#476](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/pull/476)
 
 ### Changed
+* Droped Python 3.8 and 3.9 support [#551](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/pull/551)
 * Fix broken link checker [#546](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/pull/546)
 * pre-commit script is optional ([#457](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/issues/457))
 * CHANGELOG.md is now optional ([#462](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/issues/462))
 
 ### Removed
 
-*
 
 ## [0.5.0]
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 67b1efdd..ef1b53ab 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ classifiers =
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
     Natural Language :: English
     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
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ version = 0.4.0
 [options]
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.10
 packages =
 install_requires =
     copier==9.2.0
diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActions %}build.yml{% endif %} b/template/.github/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActions %}build.yml{% endif %}
index 97c648cf..1d4df162 100644
--- a/template/.github/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActions %}build.yml{% endif %}	
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActions %}build.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Build for (${{ '{{ ' -}} matrix.python-version }}, ${{ '{{ ' -}} matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ '{{ ' -}} matrix.os }}
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python ${{ '{{ ' -}} matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/template/project_setup.md.jinja b/template/project_setup.md.jinja
index 3fa94112..6d4a4b46 100644
--- a/template/project_setup.md.jinja
+++ b/template/project_setup.md.jinja
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ checklist](https://guide.esciencecenter.nl/#/best_practices/checklist).
 
 This repository is set up with Python versions:
 
-- 3.8
-- 3.9
 - 3.10
 - 3.11
 - 3.12
diff --git a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
index 2d868d06..1c7062d7 100644
--- a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ classifiers = [
     }[license] }}",
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "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",