diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 709e13a..44709e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ linear systems, ideally with double precision.
 
 **Requirements:**
 
-* python >=3.8
+* python >=3.11
 * numpy
 * scipy
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc66831..8b875f3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics",
     ]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 include = [
     "LICENSE.md"
     ]