diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 170c3bdad9..b6662da90e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Sanic | Build fast. Run fast.
 
 .. end-badges
 
-Sanic is a **Python 3.8+** web server and web framework that's written to go fast. It allows the usage of the ``async/await`` syntax added in Python 3.5, which makes your code non-blocking and speedy.
+Sanic is a **Python 3.9+** web server and web framework that's written to go fast. It allows the usage of the ``async/await`` syntax added in Python 3.5, which makes your code non-blocking and speedy.
 
 Sanic is also ASGI compliant, so you can deploy it with an `alternative ASGI webserver <https://sanicframework.org/en/guide/deployment/running.html#asgi>`_.
 
diff --git a/guide/content/en/guide/getting-started.md b/guide/content/en/guide/getting-started.md
index ed8b6bb87f..8166e7befd 100644
--- a/guide/content/en/guide/getting-started.md
+++ b/guide/content/en/guide/getting-started.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Getting Started
 
-Before we begin, make sure you are running Python 3.8 or higher. Currently, Sanic is works with Python versions 3.8 – 3.11.
+Before we begin, make sure you are running Python 3.9 or higher. Currently, Sanic is works with Python versions 3.9 – 3.13.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/guide/content/en/guide/introduction.md b/guide/content/en/guide/introduction.md
index e4b37f7d45..8d7e959e2b 100644
--- a/guide/content/en/guide/introduction.md
+++ b/guide/content/en/guide/introduction.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Introduction
 
-Sanic is a Python 3.8+ web server and web framework that’s written to go fast. It allows the usage of the async/await syntax added in Python 3.5, which makes your code non-blocking and speedy.
+Sanic is a Python 3.9+ web server and web framework that’s written to go fast. It allows the usage of the async/await syntax added in Python 3.5, which makes your code non-blocking and speedy.
 
 .. attrs::
     :class: introduction-table
diff --git a/guide/webapp/display/base.py b/guide/webapp/display/base.py
index b504948745..f5e1ad3eb7 100644
--- a/guide/webapp/display/base.py
+++ b/guide/webapp/display/base.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def _head(self) -> list[Builder]:
             E.meta(
                 name="description",
                 content=(
-                    "Sanic is a Python 3.8+ web server and "
+                    "Sanic is a Python 3.9+ web server and "
                     "web framework that's written to go fast."
                 ),
             ),
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 36452502ce..172eb85d3f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py38"
+target-version = "py39"
 line-length = 79
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bc9a6e37c3..632a0f0576 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ def str_to_bool(val: str) -> bool:
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
         "Environment :: Web Environment",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     ],
     "entry_points": {"console_scripts": ["sanic = sanic.__main__:main"]},
 }