diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78eb7c491..cc33d3cc4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ more details.
 
 ## Installing
 
-Volatility 3 requires Python 3.9.0 or later and is published on the [PyPi registry](https://pypi.org/project/volatility3).
+Volatility 3 requires Python 3.8.0 or later and is published on the [PyPi registry](https://pypi.org/project/volatility3).
 
 ```shell
 pip install volatility3
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a966e41b2..fc1ab96cb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
     { name = "Volatility Foundation", email = "volatility@volatilityfoundation.org" },
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.9.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.8.0"
 license = { text = "VSL" }
 dynamic = ["version"]