diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index f34f281b..b2f1cabf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           - { python: "3.12", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "tests" }
           - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "tests" }
           - { python: "3.10", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "tests" }
+          - { python: "3.8", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "tests" }
           - { python: "3.9", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "tests" }
           - { python: "3.10", os: "windows-latest", session: "tests" }
           - { python: "3.10", os: "macos-latest", session: "tests" }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ff2d90f4..a2eee561 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
     "click>=8.0.1",
     "chardet>=5.1.0",