diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-c5d27b136d2222b9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-c5d27b136d2222b9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..511fb7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python38-support-c5d27b136d2222b9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Support for Python 3.8 has been dropped. Latest release of
+    octavia-tempest-plugin to support python 3.8 is 2.8.0.
+    The minimum version of Python now supported is Python 3.9.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index cb30ba5..45e5030 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = https://docs.openstack.org/octavia-tempest-plugin/latest/
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifier =
     Environment :: OpenStack
     Intended Audience :: Information Technology
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
-    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
 
 [files]
 packages =