diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fedf981..d73b026 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ classifiers = [
         "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
         "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ Documentation =  "https://colormap.readthedocs.io"
 
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.9"
+python = "^3.8"
 matplotlib = "^3.8.4"