diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a0ff1b526..e913729ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
 
     steps:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ignore_words_list: assertIn
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 358569c32..c3b5804bf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     package_dir={"minio": "minio"},
     packages=["minio", "minio.credentials"],
-    python_requires=">3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=["certifi", "urllib3", "argon2-cffi",
                       "pycryptodome", "typing-extensions"],
     tests_require=[],
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
         "Natural Language :: English",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "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",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
     ],
     long_description=readme,