diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2c940582fd..329b46833d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description_file =
 author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = https://docs.openstack.org/octavia/latest/
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifier =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
     Environment :: OpenStack
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ 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 :: 3.11
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 07ed2a04e3..fb7b2ed9a2 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -112,20 +112,20 @@
     name: octavia-tox-tips
     check:
       jobs:
-        - octavia-tox-py39-tips
-        - octavia-tox-functional-py39-tips
+        - octavia-tox-py311-tips
+        - octavia-tox-functional-py311-tips
 
 - project-template:
     name: octavia-tox-sqlalchemy-tips
     check:
       jobs:
-        - octavia-tox-functional-py39-sqlalchemy-tips
+        - octavia-tox-functional-py311-sqlalchemy-tips
 
 - job:
-    name: octavia-tox-py39-tips
-    parent: openstack-tox-py39
+    name: octavia-tox-py311-tips
+    parent: openstack-tox-py311
     description: |
-      Run tox python 3.9 unit tests against master of related libraries.
+      Run tox python 3.11 unit tests against master of related libraries.
     vars:
       tox_install_siblings: true
       zuul_work_dir: src/opendev.org/openstack/octavia
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
       - openstack/octavia
 
 - job:
-    name: octavia-tox-functional-py39-tips
-    parent: openstack-tox-functional-py39
+    name: octavia-tox-functional-py311-tips
+    parent: openstack-tox-functional-py311
     description: |
-      Run tox python 3.9 functional against master of related libraries.
+      Run tox python 3.11 functional against master of related libraries.
     vars:
       tox_install_siblings: true
       zuul_work_dir: src/opendev.org/openstack/octavia
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@
 # NOTE(stephenfin): We only need functional tests since DB interactions are
 # stubbed out in unit tests
 - job:
-    name: octavia-tox-functional-py39-sqlalchemy-tips
-    parent: openstack-tox-functional-py39
+    name: octavia-tox-functional-py311-sqlalchemy-tips
+    parent: openstack-tox-functional-py311
     description: |
-      Run tox python 3.9 functional against master of sqlalchemy and related projects
+      Run tox python 3.11 functional against master of sqlalchemy and related
+      projects
     # The job only tests the latest and shouldn't be run on the stable branches
     branches:
-       regex: ^stable
+       regex: ^(stable|unmaintained)
        negate: true
     required-projects:
       - name: openstack/oslo.db
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 4541aad682..230b766204 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -20,16 +20,8 @@
               - ^etc/.*$
               - ^octavia/tests/.*$
               - ^releasenotes/.*$
-        - openstack-tox-functional-py38:
-            irrelevant-files:
-              - ^.*\.rst$
-              - ^api-ref/.*$
-              - ^doc/.*$
-              - ^etc/.*$
-              - ^octavia/tests/unit/.*$
-              - ^releasenotes/.*$
         - openstack-tox-functional-py39:
-            irrelevant-files:
+            irrelevant-files: &tox-func-irrelevant-files
               - ^.*\.rst$
               - ^api-ref/.*$
               - ^doc/.*$
@@ -37,14 +29,13 @@
               - ^octavia/tests/unit/.*$
               - ^releasenotes/.*$
         - openstack-tox-functional-py310:
-            irrelevant-files:
-              - ^.*\.rst$
-              - ^api-ref/.*$
-              - ^doc/.*$
-              - ^etc/.*$
-              - ^octavia/tests/unit/.*$
-              - ^releasenotes/.*$
-            voting: false
+            irrelevant-files: *tox-func-irrelevant-files
+        - openstack-tox-functional-py311:
+            irrelevant-files: *tox-func-irrelevant-files
+        # Undefined yet:
+#        - openstack-tox-functional-py312:
+#            irrelevant-files: *tox-irrelevant-files
+#            voting: false
         - octavia-v2-dsvm-noop-api:
             irrelevant-files: &irrelevant-files
               - ^.*\.rst$
@@ -106,7 +97,7 @@
               - ^etc/.*$
               - ^octavia/tests/.*$
               - ^releasenotes/.*$
-        - openstack-tox-functional-py38:
+        - openstack-tox-functional-py311:
             irrelevant-files:
               - ^.*\.rst$
               - ^api-ref/.*$