diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8fe843e..711c340 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 packages = [{include = "backup_github"}]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10"
+python = "^3.8"
 requests = "^2.28.2"
 prometheus_client = "^0.16.0"