diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index af816f7..749d897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu
           - windows
         python-version:
-        - "3.8"
         - "3.9"
         - "3.10"
         - "3.11"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 437c517..72738ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-4.1.3 (to be released)
+4.2.0 (to be released)
 ------------------
 
+* Drop support for EOL Python 3.8.
+
 * Removed unused pytest-runner
+
 * Fixed sdist file to ensure it includes all tests
 
 4.1.2 (2024-04-11)
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d93ad02..f7b8e32 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ should start with a slash, but not end with one; for example::
 Python Support
 --------------
 
-Daphne requires Python 3.8 or later.
+Daphne requires Python 3.9 or later.
 
 
 Contributing
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 790bd16..a717acc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     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
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ install_requires =
     asgiref>=3.5.2,<4
     autobahn>=22.4.2
     twisted[tls]>=22.4
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 zip_safe = False
 
 [options.entry_points]
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a741f0e..95eb7f9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py{38,39,310,311,312}
+    py{39,310,311,312}
 
 [testenv]
 extras = tests