diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240909-200011.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240909-200011.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6364130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240909-200011.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Dependencies
+body: Update dbt-common pin to >=1.8
+time: 2024-09-09T20:00:11.335813-07:00
+custom:
+  Author: colin-rogers-dbt
+  PR: "299"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e794781c..0bd36d4f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "dbt-common>=1.6,<2.0",
+    "dbt-common>=1.8,<2.0",
     "pytz>=2015.7",
     # installed via dbt-common but used directly
     "agate>=1.0,<2.0",