diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Breaking Changes-20241016-180629.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Breaking Changes-20241016-180629.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40f103c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Breaking Changes-20241016-180629.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Breaking Changes
+body: Drop support for Python 3.8
+time: 2024-10-16T18:06:29.535761-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: mikealfare
+  Issue: "332"
diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
index 0d5cb7e6..7c73a94f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ inputs:
     description: File type for file name stub (e.g. "unit-tests")
     required: true
   python-version:
-    description: Python version for the file name stub (e.g. "3.8")
+    description: Python version for the file name stub (e.g. "3.9")
     required: true
   source-file:
     description: File to be uploaded
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index b61c83d7..b4ac615d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index aa942447..b7835274 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ repos:
     -   id: black
         args:
         -   --line-length=99
-        -   --target-version=py38
         -   --target-version=py39
         -   --target-version=py310
         -   --target-version=py311
+        -   --target-version=py312
         -   --force-exclude=dbt/adapters/events/adapter_types_pb2.py
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
diff --git a/dbt-tests-adapter/pyproject.toml b/dbt-tests-adapter/pyproject.toml
index c9082d43..d2f732b7 100644
--- a/dbt-tests-adapter/pyproject.toml
+++ b/dbt-tests-adapter/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "dbt-tests-adapter"
 description = "The set of reusable tests and test fixtures used to test common functionality"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["dbt", "adapter", "adapters", "database", "elt", "dbt-core", "dbt Core", "dbt Cloud", "dbt Labs"]
-requires-python = ">=3.8.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.9.0"
 authors = [
     { name = "dbt Labs", email = "info@dbtlabs.com" },
 ]
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
     "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 76ca3dee..52550fb5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "dbt-adapters"
 description = "The set of adapter protocols and base functionality that supports integration with dbt-core"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["dbt", "adapter", "adapters", "database", "elt", "dbt-core", "dbt Core", "dbt Cloud", "dbt Labs"]
-requires-python = ">=3.8.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.9.0"
 authors = [
     { name = "dbt Labs", email = "info@dbtlabs.com" },
 ]
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
     "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",