diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index a54a11d5..db44b601 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ steps:
     matrix:
       setup:
         python:
+          - '3.12'
           - '3.11'
           - '3.10'
           - '3.9'
-          - '3.8'
         stack:          
           - '8.16.0-SNAPSHOT'
           - '8.15.2'
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 063d6736..91079230 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ python:
   install:
     - path: .
     - requirements: docs/requirements-docs.txt
+
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/sphinx/conf.py
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 81eed303..d3ddccc5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ currently using a minimum version of PyCharm 2019.2.4.
 * To test specific versions of Python run
 
     ``` bash
-    > nox -s test-3.8
+    > nox -s test-3.12
     ```
 
 ### Documentation
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 117ccc52..d78cb39f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ $ conda install -c conda-forge eland
 
 ### Compatibility
 
-- Supports Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 and Pandas 1.5
-- Supports Elasticsearch clusters that are 7.11+, recommended 8.13 or later for all features to work.
+- Supports Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and Pandas 1.5
+- Supports Elasticsearch 8+ clusters, recommended 8.16 or later for all features to work.
   If you are using the NLP with PyTorch feature make sure your Eland minor version matches the minor 
   version of your Elasticsearch cluster. For all other features it is sufficient for the major versions
   to match.
diff --git a/docs/guide/overview.asciidoc b/docs/guide/overview.asciidoc
index 762f711f..49c32a0c 100644
--- a/docs/guide/overview.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/guide/overview.asciidoc
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Source code is available on https://github.com/elastic/eland[GitHub].
 [discrete]
 === Compatibility
 
-- Supports Python 3.8+ and Pandas 1.5
-- Supports {es} clusters that are 7.11+, recommended 7.14 or later for all features to work.
+- Supports Python 3.9+ and Pandas 1.5
+- Supports {es} 8+ clusters, recommended 8.16 or later for all features to work.
   Make sure your Eland major version matches the major version of your Elasticsearch cluster.
 
 The recommended way to set your requirements in your `setup.py` or
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/development/contributing.rst b/docs/sphinx/development/contributing.rst
index 634b8648..e37560fd 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/development/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/development/contributing.rst
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Configuring PyCharm And Running Tests
 - To test specific versions of Python run
    .. code-block:: bash
 
-      nox -s test-3.8
+      nox -s test-3.12
 
 
 Documentation
diff --git a/eland/ml/pytorch/transformers.py b/eland/ml/pytorch/transformers.py
index 29d4ef82..fb1bb696 100644
--- a/eland/ml/pytorch/transformers.py
+++ b/eland/ml/pytorch/transformers.py
@@ -1090,9 +1090,5 @@ def elasticsearch_model_id(model_id: str) -> str:
     """
 
     id = re.sub(r"[\s\\/]", "__", model_id).lower()[-64:]
-    if id.startswith("__"):
-        # This check is only needed as long as Eland supports Python 3.8
-        # str.removeprefix was introduced in Python 3.9 and can be used
-        # once 3.8 support is dropped
-        id = id[2:]
+    id = id.removeprefix("__")
     return id
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index e8a57191..492331e7 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def format(session):
     session.install("black", "isort", "flynt")
     session.run("python", "utils/license-headers.py", "fix", *SOURCE_FILES)
     session.run("flynt", *SOURCE_FILES)
-    session.run("black", "--target-version=py38", *SOURCE_FILES)
+    session.run("black", "--target-version=py39", *SOURCE_FILES)
     session.run("isort", "--profile=black", *SOURCE_FILES)
     lint(session)
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def lint(session):
     session.install("black", "flake8", "mypy", "isort", "numpy")
     session.install(".")
     session.run("python", "utils/license-headers.py", "check", *SOURCE_FILES)
-    session.run("black", "--check", "--target-version=py38", *SOURCE_FILES)
+    session.run("black", "--check", "--target-version=py39", *SOURCE_FILES)
     session.run("isort", "--check", "--profile=black", *SOURCE_FILES)
     session.run("flake8", "--extend-ignore=E203,E402,E501,E704,E712", *SOURCE_FILES)
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def lint(session):
             session.error("\n" + "\n".join(sorted(set(errors))))
 
 
-@nox.session(python=["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"])
+@nox.session(python=["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"])
 @nox.parametrize("pandas_version", ["1.5.0"])
 def test(session, pandas_version: str):
     session.install("-r", "requirements-dev.txt")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1befe7d0..2ad02ffb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "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",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
 ]
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": "eland_import_hub_model=eland.cli.eland_import_hub_model:main"
     },
-    python_requires=">=3.8,<3.12",
+    python_requires=">=3.9,<3.13",
     package_data={"eland": ["py.typed"]},
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,