diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a3ec6df91..8e01bd5ee 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = https://docs.openstack.org/taskflow/latest/
 keywords = reliable,tasks,execution,parallel,dataflow,workflows,distributed
-python_requires = >=3.9
+python_requires = >=3.8
 classifier =
     Development Status :: 4 - Beta
     Environment :: OpenStack
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ classifier =
     Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only