diff --git a/.github/workflows/artifact.yaml b/.github/workflows/artifact.yaml
index ecb0cd86..dcce4e2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/artifact.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/artifact.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ jobs:
           { interpreter: 'python3.11', package: 'python3.11' },
           { interpreter: 'python3.10', package: 'python3.10' },
           { interpreter: 'python3.9', package: 'python3.9' },
-          { interpreter: 'python3.8', package: 'python3.8' },
         ]
     env:
       PYTHON: "${{ matrix.python.interpreter }}"
@@ -247,7 +246,6 @@ jobs:
           { version: '3.11' },
           { version: '3.10' },
           { version: '3.9' },
-          { version: '3.8' },
         ]
         platform:
           - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
@@ -322,7 +320,6 @@ jobs:
           { version: '3.11', abi: 'cp311-cp311' },
           { version: '3.10', abi: 'cp310-cp310' },
           { version: '3.9', abi: 'cp39-cp39' },
-          { version: '3.8', abi: 'cp38-cp38' },
         ]
         target: [
           {
@@ -465,7 +462,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python: [
           { version: '3.9', macosx_target: "10.15" },
-          { version: '3.8', macosx_target: "10.15" },
         ]
     env:
       CC: "clang"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug.yaml b/.github/workflows/debug.yaml
index 60c9fe05..e57ed1d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         python: [
           { version: '3.13' },
           { version: '3.12' },
-          { version: '3.8' },
+          { version: '3.9' },
         ]
     env:
       CC: "gcc"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index df817411..ae858165 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: "3.12"
     - run: curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- --default-toolchain=stable --profile=default -y
-    - run: pip install -U autoflake isort black ruff mypy types-python-dateutil types-pytz types-simplejson types-ujson
+    - run: pip install -U ruff mypy types-python-dateutil types-pytz types-simplejson types-ujson
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fa365c7..0936ec42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ support for 64-bit
 * does not provide `load()` or `dump()` functions for reading from/writing to
 file-like objects
 
-orjson supports CPython 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
+orjson supports CPython 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
 
 It distributes amd64/x86_64, aarch64/armv8, arm7, POWER/ppc64le, and s390x
 wheels for Linux, amd64 and aarch64 wheels for macOS, and amd64
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 4eac1746..6eae9d22 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ fn main() {
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(Py_3_12)");
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(Py_3_13)");
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(Py_3_14)");
-    println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(Py_3_8)");
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(Py_3_9)");
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)");
 
diff --git a/ci/azure-pipelines.yml b/ci/azure-pipelines.yml
index 8382734e..1c979a45 100644
--- a/ci/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/ci/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -83,22 +83,6 @@ jobs:
   - checkout: self
   - template: ./azure-win.yml
 
-- job: win_python38_amd64
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-  variables:
-    interpreter: C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.8.10\x64\python.exe
-    rustup: https://win.rustup.rs/x86_64
-    target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-  steps:
-  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '3.8.10'
-      addToPath: true
-      architecture: 'x64'
-  - checkout: self
-  - template: ./azure-win.yml
-
 - job: win_python313_x86
   pool:
     vmImage: windows-2022
@@ -178,19 +162,3 @@ jobs:
       architecture: 'x86'
   - checkout: self
   - template: ./azure-win.yml
-
-- job: win_python38_x86
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-  variables:
-    interpreter: C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.8.10\x86\python.exe
-    rustup: https://win.rustup.rs/x86
-    target: i686-pc-windows-msvc
-  steps:
-  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '3.8.10'
-      addToPath: true
-      architecture: 'x86'
-  - checkout: self
-  - template: ./azure-win.yml
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 38ae9c19..dd96fd8b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "orjson"
 repository = "https://github.com/ijl/orjson"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ include = [
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 88
-target-version = "py38"
+target-version = "py39"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = [
@@ -57,4 +56,4 @@ ignore = [
 known-first-party = ["orjson"]
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.8"
+python_version = "3.9"
diff --git a/src/ffi/fragment.rs b/src/ffi/fragment.rs
index 9cfd4d7f..ae0fe664 100644
--- a/src/ffi/fragment.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/fragment.rs
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn orjson_fragmenttype_new() -> *mut PyTypeObject {
         tp_vectorcall: None,
         tp_version_tag: 0,
         tp_weaklist: null_mut(),
-        #[cfg(not(Py_3_9))]
-        tp_print: None,
         tp_vectorcall_offset: 0,
         tp_getattr: None,
         tp_setattr: None,
diff --git a/src/serialize/per_type/datetime.rs b/src/serialize/per_type/datetime.rs
index 951398e7..fe9125f8 100644
--- a/src/serialize/per_type/datetime.rs
+++ b/src/serialize/per_type/datetime.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use crate::serialize::error::SerializeError;
 use crate::serialize::per_type::datetimelike::{
     DateTimeBuffer, DateTimeError, DateTimeLike, Offset,
 };
-#[cfg(Py_3_9)]
-use crate::typeref::ZONEINFO_TYPE;
-use crate::typeref::{CONVERT_METHOD_STR, DST_STR, NORMALIZE_METHOD_STR, UTCOFFSET_METHOD_STR};
+use crate::typeref::{
+    CONVERT_METHOD_STR, DST_STR, NORMALIZE_METHOD_STR, UTCOFFSET_METHOD_STR, ZONEINFO_TYPE,
+};
 use serde::ser::{Serialize, Serializer};
 
 macro_rules! write_double_digit {
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ impl DateTimeLike for DateTime {
         }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(Py_3_9)]
     fn offset(&self) -> Result<Offset, DateTimeError> {
         if !self.has_tz() {
             Ok(Offset::default())
@@ -223,15 +222,6 @@ impl DateTimeLike for DateTime {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    #[cfg(not(Py_3_9))]
-    fn offset(&self) -> Result<Offset, DateTimeError> {
-        if !self.has_tz() {
-            Ok(Offset::default())
-        } else {
-            self.slow_offset()
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 impl Serialize for DateTime {
diff --git a/src/typeref.rs b/src/typeref.rs
index 0fe13f9f..68c24213 100644
--- a/src/typeref.rs
+++ b/src/typeref.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ pub static mut FRAGMENT_TYPE: *mut PyTypeObject = null_mut();
 
 pub static mut NUMPY_TYPES: OnceBox<Option<NonNull<NumpyTypes>>> = OnceBox::new();
 
-#[cfg(Py_3_9)]
 pub static mut ZONEINFO_TYPE: *mut PyTypeObject = null_mut();
 
 pub static mut UTCOFFSET_METHOD_STR: *mut PyObject = null_mut();
@@ -172,11 +171,7 @@ fn _init_typerefs_impl() -> bool {
         UUID_TYPE = look_up_uuid_type();
         ENUM_TYPE = look_up_enum_type();
         FIELD_TYPE = look_up_field_type();
-
-        #[cfg(Py_3_9)]
-        {
-            ZONEINFO_TYPE = look_up_zoneinfo_type();
-        }
+        ZONEINFO_TYPE = look_up_zoneinfo_type();
 
         INT_ATTR_STR = PyUnicode_InternFromString("int\0".as_ptr() as *const c_char);
         UTCOFFSET_METHOD_STR = PyUnicode_InternFromString("utcoffset\0".as_ptr() as *const c_char);
@@ -334,7 +329,6 @@ unsafe fn look_up_time_type() -> *mut PyTypeObject {
     ptr
 }
 
-#[cfg(Py_3_9)]
 #[cold]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "optimize", optimize(size))]
 unsafe fn look_up_zoneinfo_type() -> *mut PyTypeObject {
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 8add0f75..d0e37c43 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ macro_rules! ffi {
     };
 }
 
-#[cfg(Py_3_9)]
 macro_rules! call_method {
     ($obj1:expr, $obj2:expr) => {
         unsafe { pyo3_ffi::PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs($obj1, $obj2) }
@@ -152,29 +151,6 @@ macro_rules! call_method {
     };
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(Py_3_9))]
-macro_rules! call_method {
-    ($obj1:expr, $obj2:expr) => {
-        unsafe {
-            pyo3_ffi::PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(
-                $obj1,
-                $obj2,
-                core::ptr::null_mut() as *mut pyo3_ffi::PyObject,
-            )
-        }
-    };
-    ($obj1:expr, $obj2:expr, $obj3:expr) => {
-        unsafe {
-            pyo3_ffi::PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(
-                $obj1,
-                $obj2,
-                $obj3,
-                core::ptr::null_mut() as *mut pyo3_ffi::PyObject,
-            )
-        }
-    };
-}
-
 macro_rules! str_hash {
     ($op:expr) => {
         unsafe { (*$op.cast::<pyo3_ffi::PyASCIIObject>()).hash }
diff --git a/test/requirements.txt b/test/requirements.txt
index b07f7a6b..f2df4f1e 100644
--- a/test/requirements.txt
+++ b/test/requirements.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@ pytest
 pytest-random-order
 pytest-xdist
 pytz
-typing_extensions;python_version<"3.8"
-xxhash==1.4.3;sys_platform=="linux" and platform_machine=="x86_64" and python_version<"3.9" # creates non-compact ASCII for test_str_ascii
diff --git a/test/test_type.py b/test/test_type.py
index 81c89307..3a3f7a56 100644
--- a/test/test_type.py
+++ b/test/test_type.py
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-try:
-    import xxhash
-except ImportError:
-    xxhash = None
-
 import orjson
 
 
@@ -260,17 +255,6 @@ def test_str_surrogates_dumps(self):
             orjson.JSONEncodeError, orjson.dumps, b"\xed\xa0\xbd\xed\xba\x80"
         )  # \ud83d\ude80
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(
-        xxhash is None, reason="xxhash install broken on win, python3.9, Azure"
-    )
-    def test_str_ascii(self):
-        """
-        str is ASCII but not compact
-        """
-        digest = xxhash.xxh32_hexdigest("12345")
-        for _ in range(2):
-            assert orjson.dumps(digest) == b'"b30d56b4"'
-
     def test_bytes_dumps(self):
         """
         bytes dumps not supported