diff --git a/.github/actions/python/action.yaml b/.github/actions/python/action.yaml
index 592475ba108..5f37926f5d0 100644
--- a/.github/actions/python/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/python/action.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inputs:
   python-version:
     description: "Python version to use"
     required: false
-    default: "3.8"
+    default: "3.9"
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
index 1d8b4f94c84..57057c08170 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       python_versions:
         description: 'Python versions to test (as json array)'
         required: false
-        default: '["3.8"]'
+        default: '["3.9"]'
         type: string
       property_testing_preset:
         description: 'Property testing preset'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml b/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
index 52152ef187f..d266865a880 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install setuptools_scm
         run: python -m pip install setuptools_scm
       - name: Get Release Version
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
   python-tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
     with:
-      python_versions: '["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
       property_testing_preset: 'normal'
 
   javascript-client-tests:
diff --git a/clients/python/pyproject.toml b/clients/python/pyproject.toml
index d7116d9ed34..0a7d1f300c8 100644
--- a/clients/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/clients/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 description = "Chroma Client."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
   "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 88
 required-version = "23.3.0"                         # Black will refuse to run if it's not this version.
-target-version = ['py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py311']
+target-version = ['py39', 'py310', 'py311']
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 pythonpath = ["."]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9fb9759dabd..3815fcb55b8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 description = "Chroma."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
   "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 88
 required-version = "23.3.0"                         # Black will refuse to run if it's not this version.
-target-version = ['py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py311']
+target-version = ['py39', 'py310', 'py311']
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 pythonpath = ["."]