diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index aef79e0..9eeb5ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst
index 83d604a..501311a 100644
--- a/docs/history.rst
+++ b/docs/history.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Version 1.4 - unreleased
 * Added ``python_file_processor`` parameter to :func:`pyastgrep.api.search_python_files`,
   which particularly serves the needs of people using pyastgrep as a library who
   want to apply caching.
+* Dropped support for Python 3.8.
 
 Version 1.3.2 - 2024-01-10
 --------------------------
diff --git a/docs/install.rst b/docs/install.rst
index 3d680c6..7df213e 100644
--- a/docs/install.rst
+++ b/docs/install.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Installation
 ============
 
-Python 3.8+ required.
+Python 3.9+ required.
 
 We recommend `pipx <https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/>`_ to install it
 conveniently in an isolated environment:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d803ef4..83e7d8e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "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 :: 3.13",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Natural Language :: English",
 ]
 urls = {Homepage = "https://github.com/spookylukey/pyastgrep"}
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     "lxml>=3.3.5",
     "elementpath",
diff --git a/tests/test_xml.py b/tests/test_xml.py
index f6973b5..e4171ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_xml.py
+++ b/tests/test_xml.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import lxml.etree
-import pytest
 from pyastgrep.asts import ast_to_xml
 from pyastgrep.files import parse_python_file
 
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ def _file_to_xml(path: Path):
     return lxml.etree.tostring(doc, pretty_print=True).decode("utf-8")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 9), reason="AST different on Python 3.8")
 def test_xml_everything():
     # Smoke test to check we didn't break anything.
     EXPECTED = """
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d0235f5..206eea4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 # Remember to add to .github/workflows/tests.yml if this is added to.
-envlist = py38, py39, py310, py311, py312, py313, pyright
+envlist = py39, py310, py311, py312, py313, pyright
 
 [testenv]
 commands = pytest {posargs}