diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 0837335..7ed807b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
-        python_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy3.10"]
+        python_version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy3.10"]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fe6858..556ea08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -270,16 +270,6 @@ For convenience, some custom types are provided:
 from marshmallow_dataclass.typing import Email, Url
 ```
 
-When using Python 3.8, you must import `Annotated` from the typing_extensions package
-
-```python
-# Version agnostic import code:
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
-    from typing import Annotated
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Annotated
-```
-
 ### Custom NewType declarations [__deprecated__]
 
 > NewType is deprecated in favor or type aliases using Annotated, as described above.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 49e683c..f9a8cd7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 88
-target-version = ['py36', 'py37', 'py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py310']
+target-version = ['py39', 'py310', 'py310']
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 filterwarnings = [
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6aba575..9a17731 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@
     keywords=["marshmallow", "dataclass", "serialization"],
     classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
     license="MIT",
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=[
         "marshmallow>=3.18.0,",
         "typing-inspect>=0.9.0",
diff --git a/tests/test_mypy.yml b/tests/test_mypy.yml
index 479abd5..4767319 100644
--- a/tests/test_mypy.yml
+++ b/tests/test_mypy.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     follow_imports = silent
     plugins = marshmallow_dataclass.mypy
     show_error_codes = true
-    python_version = 3.8
+    python_version = 3.9
   env:
     - PYTHONPATH=.
   main: |
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     reveal_type(user.email)  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.str"
 
     User(id=42, email="user@email.com")  # E: Argument "id" to "User" has incompatible type "int"; expected "str"  [arg-type]
-    User(id="a"*32, email=["not", "a", "string"])  # E: Argument "email" to "User" has incompatible type "List[str]"; expected "str"  [arg-type]
+    User(id="a"*32, email=["not", "a", "string"])  # E: Argument "email" to "User" has incompatible type "list[str]"; expected "str"  [arg-type]
 - case: marshmallow_dataclass_keyword_arguments
   mypy_config: |
     follow_imports = silent