diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_sdk_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python_sdk_tests.yml
index eac96c0de..8ddf73568 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_sdk_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_sdk_tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
 
       - name: Install and configure Poetry
         uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 604210e8c..3076d6d1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.8"
+          python-version: "3.9"
 
       - name: Install and configure Poetry
         uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_candidates.yml b/.github/workflows/release_candidates.yml
index d60772698..e66aee54e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_candidates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_candidates.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         if: ${{ contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'python-rc') }}
         with:
-          python-version: "3.8"
+          python-version: "3.9"
 
       - name: Install and configure Poetry
         uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/poetry.lock b/packages/python-sdk/poetry.lock
index cdeefb1e2..5a0e33e84 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/poetry.lock
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/poetry.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.8.3 and should not be changed by hand.
+# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.8.1 and should not be changed by hand.
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyio"
@@ -1153,5 +1153,5 @@ type = ["pytest-mypy"]
 
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
-python-versions = "^3.8"
-content-hash = "bc0370f11636c48cf264687531d47336b2d22ab8f41d2f1f999cdf2150b01d78"
+python-versions = "^3.9"
+content-hash = "005b95a2ff74819de02f30e8a1c432b4a247d80a6c69aeeb83f74a8f8700861b"
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/pyproject.toml b/packages/python-sdk/pyproject.toml
index 3b8bbf6b7..ed1169e75 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/e2b-dev/e2b/tree/main/packages/python-sdk"
 packages = [{ include = "e2b" }, { include = "e2b_connect" }]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.8"
+python = "^3.9"
 
 python-dateutil = ">=2.8.2"
 protobuf = ">=3.20.0, <6.0.0"