diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d6be065..0f17451 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ check = "mypy --strict {args:tap_readthedocs tests}"
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 88
-target-version = "py38"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 ignore = [