diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 75f8753..d7f8a24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.8"
+          python-version: "3.9"
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Build wheels
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fe8e4f..ca3395a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 - Update to `v0.23.0` of `tree-sitter`. There was a breaking change for language definitions, so this is also a breaking change for us, especially on the Python side, since we support passing the language in.
+- Minimum Python version for the Python bindings is now 3.9 since 3.8 will be EOL next month.
 
 #### Python
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/Cargo.toml b/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
index 032ea12..dce0ab4 100644
--- a/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ name = "semantic_text_splitter"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-pyo3 = { version = "0.22", features = ["abi3-py38"] }
+pyo3 = { version = "0.22", features = ["abi3-py39"] }
 text-splitter = { path = "../..", features = [
     "code",
     "markdown",
diff --git a/bindings/python/pyproject.toml b/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
index 2733138..3397c58 100644
--- a/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "semantic-text-splitter"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Rust",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",