diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f52a3d282..cc3a4ddf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Get pip cache dir
         id: pip-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fe71352e8..7499876ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
         target: [pil, imagemagick, graphicsmagick, redis, wand, dbm]
 
         include:
-          - python-version: '3.8'
+          - python-version: '3.9'
             target: 'qa'
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index b9e794ef5..aad223e5c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Unreleased
 ==========
 * ``THUMBNAIL_STORAGE`` should now be an alias in the Django ``STORAGES`` setting.
   The old way of specifying a dotted path to a Storage module is still supported.
+* Confirmed support for Python 3.13 (on Django 5.1+).
+* Drop support for Python 3.8.
 
 12.11.0
 =======
diff --git a/docs/requirements.rst b/docs/requirements.rst
index c39851f69..6f170d766 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.rst
+++ b/docs/requirements.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Requirements
  
 Base requirements
 =================
-- `Python`_ 3.8+
+- `Python`_ 3.9+
 - `Django`_
 - :ref:`kvstore-requirements`
 - :ref:`image-library`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4133e02d2..fbe7fd9f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ authors = [
 maintainers = [
   {name = "Jazzband", email = "roadies@jazzband.co"}
 ]
-requires-python = ">= 3.8"
+requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 classifiers=[
     'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
     'Environment :: Web Environment',
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ classifiers=[
     'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
     'Operating System :: OS Independent',
     'Programming Language :: Python',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13',
     'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content',
     'Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics',
     'Framework :: Django',
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index af890bde0..744f79d07 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [gh-actions]
 python =
-  3.8: py38
   3.9: py39
   3.10: py310
   3.11: py311
   3.12: py312
+  3.13: py313
 
 [gh-actions:env]
 DJANGO =
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ TARGET =
 [tox]
 skipsdist = True
 envlist =
-  py38-qa,
-  py{38,39,310,311,312}-django{42}-{pil,imagemagick,graphicsmagick,redis,dynamodb,wand,pgmagick,dbm,vipsthumbnail}
-  py{310,311,312}-django{50,51}-{pil,imagemagick,graphicsmagick,redis,dynamodb,wand,pgmagick,dbm,vipsthumbnail}
+  py39-qa,
+  py{39,310,311,312}-django{42}-{pil,imagemagick,graphicsmagick,redis,dynamodb,wand,pgmagick,dbm,vipsthumbnail}
+  py{310,311,312}-django{50}-{pil,imagemagick,graphicsmagick,redis,dynamodb,wand,pgmagick,dbm,vipsthumbnail}
+  py{310,311,312,313}-django{51}-{pil,imagemagick,graphicsmagick,redis,dynamodb,wand,pgmagick,dbm,vipsthumbnail}
 
 [testenv]
 deps =
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ commands =
   coverage report -m
   coverage xml
 
-[testenv:py38-qa]
+[testenv:py39-qa]
 skip_install = True
 deps =
   ruff