diff --git a/.github/containers/Dockerfile b/.github/containers/Dockerfile
index 3f370a4a45..b3016548d7 100644
--- a/.github/containers/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/containers/Dockerfile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ RUN mv "${HOME}/.local/bin/python3.11" "${HOME}/.local/bin/pypy3.11" && \
     mv "${HOME}/.local/bin/python3.10" "${HOME}/.local/bin/pypy3.10"
 
 # Install CPython versions
-RUN uv python install -f cp3.14 cp3.14t cp3.13 cp3.12 cp3.11 cp3.10 cp3.9 cp3.8
+RUN uv python install -f cp3.14 cp3.14t cp3.13 cp3.12 cp3.11 cp3.10 cp3.9
 
 # Set default Python version to CPython 3.13
 RUN uv python install -f --default cp3.13
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index 4bfbaf5e94..6f87e39875 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        python: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
 
     env:
       ASV_FACTOR: "1.1"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3948a41b94..801efacc94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           # Linux glibc
-          - wheel: cp38-manylinux
-            os: ubuntu-24.04
           - wheel: cp39-manylinux
             os: ubuntu-24.04
           - wheel: cp310-manylinux
@@ -48,8 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           - wheel: cp314t-manylinux
             os: ubuntu-24.04
           # Linux musllibc
-          - wheel: cp38-musllinux
-            os: ubuntu-24.04
           - wheel: cp39-musllinux
             os: ubuntu-24.04
           - wheel: cp310-musllinux
diff --git a/asv.conf.json b/asv.conf.json
index 203d52c887..ca6902e314 100644
--- a/asv.conf.json
+++ b/asv.conf.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "repo": ".",
     "environment_type": "virtualenv",
     "install_timeout": 120,
-    "pythons": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"],
+    "pythons": ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"],
     "benchmark_dir": "tests/agent_benchmarks",
     "env_dir": ".asv/env",
     "results_dir": ".asv/results",
diff --git a/newrelic/admin/__init__.py b/newrelic/admin/__init__.py
index 61f3995a3f..fe6433a23e 100644
--- a/newrelic/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/newrelic/admin/__init__.py
@@ -120,19 +120,7 @@ def load_internal_plugins():
 
 
 def load_external_plugins():
-    try:
-        # importlib.metadata was introduced into the standard library starting in Python 3.8.
-        from importlib.metadata import entry_points
-    except ImportError:
-        try:
-            # importlib_metadata is a backport library installable from PyPI.
-            from importlib_metadata import entry_points
-        except ImportError:
-            try:
-                # Fallback to pkg_resources, which is available in older versions of setuptools.
-                from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points as entry_points
-            except ImportError:
-                return
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 
     group = "newrelic.admin"
 
diff --git a/newrelic/common/package_version_utils.py b/newrelic/common/package_version_utils.py
index da40f0dffa..38c85057d0 100644
--- a/newrelic/common/package_version_utils.py
+++ b/newrelic/common/package_version_utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
 import sys
 import warnings
 from functools import lru_cache
@@ -95,37 +96,17 @@ def _get_package_version(name):
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
-    importlib_metadata = None
-    # importlib.metadata was introduced into the standard library starting in Python 3.8.
-    importlib_metadata = getattr(sys.modules.get("importlib", None), "metadata", None)
-    if importlib_metadata is None:
-        # importlib_metadata is a backport library installable from PyPI.
-        try:
-            import importlib_metadata
-        except ImportError:
-            pass
-
-    if importlib_metadata is not None:
-        try:
-            # In Python 3.10+ packages_distribution can be checked for as well.
-            if hasattr(importlib_metadata, "packages_distributions"):
-                distributions = importlib_metadata.packages_distributions()
-                distribution_name = distributions.get(name, name)
-                distribution_name = distribution_name[0] if isinstance(distribution_name, list) else distribution_name
-            else:
-                distribution_name = name
-
-            version = importlib_metadata.version(distribution_name)
-            if version not in NULL_VERSIONS:
-                return version
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-    # Fallback to pkg_resources, which is available in older versions of setuptools.
-    if "pkg_resources" in sys.modules:
-        try:
-            version = sys.modules["pkg_resources"].get_distribution(name).version
-            if version not in NULL_VERSIONS:
-                return version
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+    try:
+        # In Python 3.10+ packages_distribution can be checked for as well.
+        if hasattr(importlib_metadata, "packages_distributions"):
+            distributions = importlib_metadata.packages_distributions()
+            distribution_name = distributions.get(name, name)
+            distribution_name = distribution_name[0] if isinstance(distribution_name, list) else distribution_name
+        else:
+            distribution_name = name
+
+        version = importlib_metadata.version(distribution_name)
+        if version not in NULL_VERSIONS:
+            return version
+    except Exception:
+        pass
diff --git a/newrelic/config.py b/newrelic/config.py
index 4b8627772d..84f642527d 100644
--- a/newrelic/config.py
+++ b/newrelic/config.py
@@ -4217,19 +4217,7 @@ def _process_module_builtin_defaults():
 
 
 def _process_module_entry_points():
-    try:
-        # importlib.metadata was introduced into the standard library starting in Python 3.8.
-        from importlib.metadata import entry_points
-    except ImportError:
-        try:
-            # importlib_metadata is a backport library installable from PyPI.
-            from importlib_metadata import entry_points
-        except ImportError:
-            try:
-                # Fallback to pkg_resources, which is available in older versions of setuptools.
-                from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points as entry_points
-            except ImportError:
-                return
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 
     group = "newrelic.hooks"
 
@@ -4297,19 +4285,7 @@ def _setup_instrumentation():
 
 
 def _setup_extensions():
-    try:
-        # importlib.metadata was introduced into the standard library starting in Python 3.8.
-        from importlib.metadata import entry_points
-    except ImportError:
-        try:
-            # importlib_metadata is a backport library installable from PyPI.
-            from importlib_metadata import entry_points
-        except ImportError:
-            try:
-                # Fallback to pkg_resources, which is available in older versions of setuptools.
-                from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points as entry_points
-            except ImportError:
-                return
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 
     group = "newrelic.extension"
 
diff --git a/newrelic/core/config.py b/newrelic/core/config.py
index 8cfdeda0ae..c6b2d4233e 100644
--- a/newrelic/core/config.py
+++ b/newrelic/core/config.py
@@ -1119,8 +1119,7 @@ def _flatten(settings, o, name=None):
         for key, value in vars(o).items():
             # Remove any leading underscores on keys accessed through
             # properties for reporting.
-            if key.startswith("_"):
-                key = key[1:]
+            key = key.removeprefix("_")
 
             if name:
                 key = f"{name}.{key}"
diff --git a/newrelic/hooks/logger_structlog.py b/newrelic/hooks/logger_structlog.py
index 8d9ba3cc5d..66d7102505 100644
--- a/newrelic/hooks/logger_structlog.py
+++ b/newrelic/hooks/logger_structlog.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from newrelic.hooks.logger_logging import add_nr_linking_metadata
 
 
-@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+@functools.cache
 def normalize_level_name(method_name):
     # Look up level number for method name, using result to look up level name for that level number.
     # Convert result to upper case, and default to UNKNOWN in case of errors or missing values.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2dbdb34837..435cf190db 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ readme = "README.md"
 #     "LICENSE",
 #     "THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md",
 # ]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"  # python_requires is also located in setup.py
+requires-python = ">=3.9"  # python_requires is also located in setup.py
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ git_describe_command = 'git describe --dirty --tags --long --match "*.*.*"'
 [tool.ruff]
 output-format = "grouped"
 line-length = 120
-target-version = "py38"
 force-exclude = true  # Fixes issue with megalinter config preventing exclusion of files
 extend-exclude = [
     "newrelic/packages/",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4cccb1e437..486ffd778b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
 
 python_version = sys.version_info[:2]
 
-if python_version >= (3, 8):
-    pass
-else:
+if python_version < (3, 9):
     error_msg = (
-        "The New Relic Python agent only supports Python 3.8+. We recommend upgrading to a newer version of Python."
+        "The New Relic Python agent only supports Python 3.9+. We recommend upgrading to a newer version of Python."
     )
 
     try:
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@
             (3, 5): "5.24.0.153",
             (3, 6): "7.16.0.178",
             (3, 7): "10.17.0",
+            (3, 8): "11.2.0",
         }
         last_supported_version = last_supported_version_lookup.get(python_version, None)
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
 
     kwargs.update(
         {
-            "python_requires": ">=3.8",  # python_requires is also located in pyproject.toml
+            "python_requires": ">=3.9",  # python_requires is also located in pyproject.toml
             "zip_safe": False,
             "packages": packages,
             "package_data": {
diff --git a/tests/agent_unittests/test_package_version_utils.py b/tests/agent_unittests/test_package_version_utils.py
index 8add829195..4de504b052 100644
--- a/tests/agent_unittests/test_package_version_utils.py
+++ b/tests/agent_unittests/test_package_version_utils.py
@@ -27,17 +27,12 @@
 )
 
 # Notes:
-# importlib.metadata was a provisional addition to the std library in PY38 and PY39
+# importlib.metadata was a provisional addition to the std library in Python 3.8 and 3.9
 # while pkg_resources was deprecated.
-# importlib.metadata is no longer provisional in PY310+.  It added some attributes
+# importlib.metadata is no longer provisional in Python 3.10+. It added some attributes
 # such as distribution_packages and removed pkg_resources.
 
-IS_PY38_PLUS = sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 8)
 IS_PY310_PLUS = sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10)
-SKIP_IF_NOT_IMPORTLIB_METADATA = pytest.mark.skipif(not IS_PY38_PLUS, reason="importlib.metadata is not supported.")
-SKIP_IF_IMPORTLIB_METADATA = pytest.mark.skipif(
-    IS_PY38_PLUS, reason="importlib.metadata is preferred over pkg_resources."
-)
 SKIP_IF_NOT_PY310_PLUS = pytest.mark.skipif(not IS_PY310_PLUS, reason="These features were added in 3.10+")
 
 
@@ -101,7 +96,6 @@ def test_get_package_version_tuple(monkeypatch, attr, value, expected_value):
     assert version == expected_value
 
 
-@SKIP_IF_NOT_IMPORTLIB_METADATA
 @validate_function_called("importlib.metadata", "version")
 def test_importlib_dot_metadata():
     # Test for importlib.metadata from the standard library.
@@ -109,14 +103,6 @@ def test_importlib_dot_metadata():
     assert version not in NULL_VERSIONS, version
 
 
-@SKIP_IF_IMPORTLIB_METADATA
-@validate_function_called("importlib_metadata", "version")
-def test_importlib_underscore_metadata():
-    # Test for importlib_metadata, a backport library available on PyPI.
-    version = get_package_version("pytest")
-    assert version not in NULL_VERSIONS, version
-
-
 @SKIP_IF_NOT_PY310_PLUS
 @validate_function_called("importlib.metadata", "packages_distributions")
 def test_mapping_import_to_distribution_packages():
@@ -124,15 +110,6 @@ def test_mapping_import_to_distribution_packages():
     assert version not in NULL_VERSIONS, version
 
 
-@SKIP_IF_IMPORTLIB_METADATA
-@validate_function_called("pkg_resources", "get_distribution")
-def test_pkg_resources_metadata(monkeypatch):
-    # Prevent importlib_metadata from being used by these tests
-    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "importlib_metadata", None)
-    version = get_package_version("pytest")
-    assert version not in NULL_VERSIONS, version
-
-
 def _getattr_deprecation_warning(attr):
     if attr == "__version__":
         warnings.warn("Testing deprecation warnings.", DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
diff --git a/tests/framework_starlette/test_application.py b/tests/framework_starlette/test_application.py
index cd5668fcb8..2005e53c2c 100644
--- a/tests/framework_starlette/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/framework_starlette/test_application.py
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ def test_exception_in_middleware(target_application, app_name):
     app = target_application[app_name]
 
     # Starlette >=0.15 and <0.17 raises an exception group instead of reraising the ValueError
-    # This only occurs on Python versions >=3.8
     if (0, 15, 0) <= starlette_version < (0, 17, 0):
         from anyio._backends._asyncio import ExceptionGroup
 
diff --git a/tests/framework_strawberry/_target_schema_async.py b/tests/framework_strawberry/_target_schema_async.py
index 72234e79a6..e85ef8ae30 100644
--- a/tests/framework_strawberry/_target_schema_async.py
+++ b/tests/framework_strawberry/_target_schema_async.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import List
-
 import strawberry
 
 try:
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ async def resolve_search(contains: str):
 class Query:
     library: Library = field(resolver=resolve_library)
     hello: str = field(resolver=resolve_hello)
-    search: List[Item] = field(resolver=resolve_search)
+    search: list[Item] = field(resolver=resolve_search)
     echo: str = field(resolver=resolve_echo)
     storage: Storage = field(resolver=resolve_storage)
     error: str | None = field(resolver=resolve_error)
diff --git a/tests/framework_strawberry/_target_schema_sync.py b/tests/framework_strawberry/_target_schema_sync.py
index b4559763e1..1504022af5 100644
--- a/tests/framework_strawberry/_target_schema_sync.py
+++ b/tests/framework_strawberry/_target_schema_sync.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import List, Union
+from typing import Union
 
 import strawberry
 
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ class Magazine:
 class Library:
     id: int
     branch: str
-    magazine: List[Magazine]
-    book: List[Book]
+    magazine: list[Magazine]
+    book: list[Book]
 
 
 Item = Union[Book, Magazine]
-Storage = List[str]
+Storage = list[str]
 
 
 authors = [
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def resolve_search(contains: str):
 class Query:
     library: Library = field(resolver=resolve_library)
     hello: str = field(resolver=resolve_hello)
-    search: List[Item] = field(resolver=resolve_search)
+    search: list[Item] = field(resolver=resolve_search)
     echo: str = field(resolver=resolve_echo)
     storage: Storage = field(resolver=resolve_storage)
     error: str | None = field(resolver=resolve_error)
diff --git a/tests/mlmodel_sklearn/test_inference_events.py b/tests/mlmodel_sklearn/test_inference_events.py
index d1fc0762b0..92b01727b9 100644
--- a/tests/mlmodel_sklearn/test_inference_events.py
+++ b/tests/mlmodel_sklearn/test_inference_events.py
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ def _test():
     _test()
 
 
-label_type = "bool" if sys.version_info < (3, 8) else "numeric"
-true_label_value = "True" if sys.version_info < (3, 8) else "1.0"
-false_label_value = "False" if sys.version_info < (3, 8) else "0.0"
+label_type = "numeric"
+true_label_value = "1.0"
+false_label_value = "0.0"
 pandas_df_bool_recorded_custom_events = [
     (
         {"type": "InferenceData"},
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def test_pandas_df_bool_feature_event():
     def _test():
         import sklearn.tree
 
-        dtype_name = "bool" if sys.version_info < (3, 8) else "boolean"
+        dtype_name = "boolean"
         x_train = pd.DataFrame({"col1": [True, False], "col2": [True, False]}, dtype=dtype_name)
         y_train = pd.DataFrame({"label": [True, False]}, dtype=dtype_name)
         x_test = pd.DataFrame({"col1": [True], "col2": [True]}, dtype=dtype_name)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 71206358ae..6df9657d02 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 ;           framework_aiohttp-aiohttp01: aiohttp<2
 ;           framework_aiohttp-aiohttp0202: aiohttp<2.3
 ; 3. Python version required. Uses the standard tox definitions. (https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config.html#tox-environments)
-;    Examples: py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311
+;    Examples: py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311
 ; 4. Library and version (Optional). Used when testing multiple versions of the library, and may be omitted when only testing a single version.
 ;    Versions should be specified with 2 digits per version number, so <3 becomes 02 and <3.5 becomes 0304. latest and master are also acceptable versions.
 ;    Examples: uvicorn03, CherryPy0302, uvicornlatest
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 ;
 ; Full Examples:
 ;   - memcached-datastore_bmemcached-py313-memcached030
-;   - linux-agent_unittests-py38-with_extensions
+;   - linux-agent_unittests-py314-with_extensions
 ;   - python-adapter_gevent-py39
 
 [tox]
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ uv_seed = true
 skip_missing_interpreters = false
 envlist =
     # Linux Core Agent Test Suite
-    {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_features-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314}-{with,without}_extensions,
+    {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_features-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314}-{with,without}_extensions,
     {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_features-pypy311-without_extensions,
-    {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_streaming-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314}-protobuf06-{with,without}_extensions,
+    {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_streaming-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314}-protobuf06-{with,without}_extensions,
     {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_streaming-py39-protobuf{03,0319,04,05}-{with,without}_extensions,
-    {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_unittests-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314}-{with,without}_extensions,
+    {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_unittests-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314}-{with,without}_extensions,
     {linux,linux_arm64}-agent_unittests-pypy311-without_extensions,
-    {linux,linux_arm64}-cross_agent-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314}-{with,without}_extensions,
+    {linux,linux_arm64}-cross_agent-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314}-{with,without}_extensions,
     {linux,linux_arm64}-cross_agent-pypy311-without_extensions,
 
     # Windows Core Agent Test Suite
@@ -68,119 +68,110 @@ envlist =
     {windows,windows_arm64}-cross_agent-{py313,py314,py314t}-{with,without}_extensions,
 
     # Integration Tests (only run on Linux)
-    cassandra-datastore_cassandradriver-py38-cassandra032903,
     cassandra-datastore_cassandradriver-{py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy311}-cassandralatest,
-    elasticsearchserver07-datastore_elasticsearch-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-elasticsearch07,
-    elasticsearchserver08-datastore_elasticsearch-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-elasticsearch08,
-    firestore-datastore_firestore-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    elasticsearchserver07-datastore_elasticsearch-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-elasticsearch07,
+    elasticsearchserver08-datastore_elasticsearch-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-elasticsearch08,
+    firestore-datastore_firestore-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
     grpc-framework_grpc-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-grpclatest,
     kafka-messagebroker_confluentkafka-py39-confluentkafka{0108,0107,0106},
-    kafka-messagebroker_confluentkafka-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313}-confluentkafkalatest,
+    kafka-messagebroker_confluentkafka-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313}-confluentkafkalatest,
     ;; Package not ready for Python 3.14 (confluent-kafka wheels not released)
     ; kafka-messagebroker_confluentkafka-{py314,py314t}-confluentkafkalatest,
-    kafka-messagebroker_kafkapython-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-kafkapythonlatest,
-    kafka-messagebroker_kafkapython-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-kafkapythonnglatest,
-    memcached-datastore_aiomcache-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    memcached-datastore_bmemcached-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    memcached-datastore_memcache-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-memcached01,
-    memcached-datastore_pylibmc-{py38,py39,py310,py311},
-    memcached-datastore_pymemcache-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
-    mongodb8-datastore_motor-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-motorlatest,
-    mongodb3-datastore_pymongo-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312}-pymongo03,
-    mongodb8-datastore_pymongo-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-pymongo04,
-    mysql-datastore_aiomysql-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    kafka-messagebroker_kafkapython-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-kafkapythonlatest,
+    kafka-messagebroker_kafkapython-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-kafkapythonnglatest,
+    memcached-datastore_aiomcache-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    memcached-datastore_bmemcached-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    memcached-datastore_memcache-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-memcached01,
+    memcached-datastore_pylibmc-{py39,py310,py311},
+    memcached-datastore_pymemcache-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    mongodb8-datastore_motor-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-motorlatest,
+    mongodb3-datastore_pymongo-{py39,py310,py311,py312}-pymongo03,
+    mongodb8-datastore_pymongo-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-pymongo04,
+    mysql-datastore_aiomysql-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
     mssql-datastore_pymssql-pymssqllatest-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    mssql-datastore_pymssql-pymssql020301-py38,
-    mysql-datastore_mysql-mysqllatest-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    mysql-datastore_mysqldb-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    mysql-datastore_pymysql-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    mysql-datastore_mysql-mysqllatest-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    mysql-datastore_mysqldb-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    mysql-datastore_pymysql-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
     oracledb-datastore_oracledb-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-oracledblatest,
     oracledb-datastore_oracledb-{py39,py313,py314,py314t}-oracledb02,
     oracledb-datastore_oracledb-{py39,py312}-oracledb01,
-    nginx-external_httpx-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    postgres16-datastore_asyncpg-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    postgres16-datastore_psycopg-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-psycopglatest,
+    nginx-external_httpx-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    postgres16-datastore_asyncpg-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    postgres16-datastore_psycopg-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-psycopglatest,
     postgres16-datastore_psycopg-py312-psycopg_{purepython,binary,compiled}0301,
-    postgres16-datastore_psycopg2-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312}-psycopg2latest,
-    postgres16-datastore_psycopg2cffi-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312}-psycopg2cffilatest,
-    postgres16-datastore_pyodbc-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-pyodbclatest,
-    postgres9-datastore_postgresql-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-adapter_asgiref-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-asgireflatest,
+    postgres16-datastore_psycopg2-{py39,py310,py311,py312}-psycopg2latest,
+    postgres16-datastore_psycopg2cffi-{py39,py310,py311,py312}-psycopg2cffilatest,
+    postgres16-datastore_pyodbc-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-pyodbclatest,
+    postgres9-datastore_postgresql-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    python-adapter_asgiref-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-asgireflatest,
     python-adapter_asgiref-py310-asgiref{0303,0304,0305,0306,0307},
-    python-adapter_cheroot-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-adapter_daphne-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-daphnelatest,
-    python-adapter_gevent-{py38,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-adapter_gunicorn-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313}-aiohttp03-gunicornlatest,
+    python-adapter_cheroot-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    python-adapter_daphne-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-daphnelatest,
+    python-adapter_gevent-{py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    python-adapter_gunicorn-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313}-aiohttp03-gunicornlatest,
     ;; Package not ready for Python 3.14 (aiohttp's worker not updated)
     ; python-adapter_gunicorn-{py314,py314t}-aiohttp03-gunicornlatest,
-    python-adapter_hypercorn-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-hypercornlatest,
-    python-adapter_hypercorn-{py38,py39}-hypercorn{0010,0011,0012,0013},
+    python-adapter_hypercorn-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-hypercornlatest,
     python-adapter_mcp-{py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-adapter_uvicorn-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-uvicornlatest,
-    python-adapter_uvicorn-py38-uvicorn020,
-    python-adapter_waitress-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-waitresslatest,
-    python-application_celery-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-celerylatest,
+    python-adapter_uvicorn-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-uvicornlatest,
+    python-adapter_waitress-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-waitresslatest,
+    python-application_celery-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-celerylatest,
     python-application_celery-py311-celery{0504,0503,0502},
-    python-component_djangorestframework-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-djangorestframeworklatest,
-    python-component_flask_rest-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-flaskrestxlatest,
-    python-component_graphqlserver-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312},
+    python-component_djangorestframework-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-djangorestframeworklatest,
+    python-component_flask_rest-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-flaskrestxlatest,
+    python-component_graphqlserver-{py39,py310,py311,py312},
     ;; Tests need to be updated to support newer graphql-server/sanic versions
     ; python-component_graphqlserver-{py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-component_tastypie-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-tastypielatest,
-    python-coroutines_asyncio-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
-    python-datastore_sqlite-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
-    python-external_aiobotocore-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313}-aiobotocorelatest,
+    python-component_tastypie-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-tastypielatest,
+    python-coroutines_asyncio-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    python-datastore_sqlite-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    python-external_aiobotocore-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313}-aiobotocorelatest,
     ;; Package not ready for Python 3.14 (hangs when running)
     ; python-external_aiobotocore-{py314,py314t}-aiobotocorelatest,
-    python-external_botocore-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-botocorelatest,
+    python-external_botocore-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-botocorelatest,
     python-external_botocore-{py311}-botocorelatest-langchain,
     python-external_botocore-py310-botocore0125,
     python-external_botocore-py311-botocore0128,
-    python-external_feedparser-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-feedparser06,
-    python-external_http-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-external_httplib-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
-    python-external_httplib2-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    python-external_feedparser-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-feedparser06,
+    python-external_http-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    python-external_httplib-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    python-external_httplib2-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
     # pyzeebe requires grpcio which does not support pypy
     python-external_pyzeebe-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-external_requests-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
-    python-external_urllib3-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-urllib3latest,
+    python-external_requests-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    python-external_urllib3-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-urllib3latest,
     python-external_urllib3-{py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-urllib30126,
-    python-framework_aiohttp-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-aiohttp03,
-    python-framework_ariadne-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-ariadnelatest,
+    python-framework_aiohttp-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-aiohttp03,
+    python-framework_ariadne-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-ariadnelatest,
     python-framework_azurefunctions-{py39,py310,py311,py312},
-    python-framework_bottle-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-bottle0012,
-    python-framework_cherrypy-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-CherryPylatest,
-    python-framework_django-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-Djangolatest,
+    python-framework_bottle-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-bottle0012,
+    python-framework_cherrypy-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-CherryPylatest,
+    python-framework_django-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-Djangolatest,
     python-framework_django-py39-Django{0202,0300,0301,0302,0401},
     python-framework_falcon-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-falconlatest,
-    python-framework_falcon-py38-falcon0410,
     python-framework_falcon-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-falconmaster,
-    python-framework_fastapi-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-framework_flask-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy311}-flask02,
-    ; python-framework_flask-py38-flaskmaster fails, even with Flask-Compress<1.16 and coverage==7.61 for py38
-    python-framework_flask-py38-flasklatest,
+    python-framework_fastapi-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    python-framework_flask-{py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy311}-flask02,
     ; flaskmaster tests disabled until they can be fixed
     python-framework_flask-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-flask{latest},
-    python-framework_graphene-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-graphenelatest,
-    python-component_graphenedjango-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-graphenedjangolatest,
-    python-framework_graphql-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-graphql03,
-    python-framework_graphql-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-graphqllatest,
-    python-framework_pyramid-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-Pyramidlatest,
-    python-framework_pyramid-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-cornicelatest,
-    python-framework_sanic-py38-sanic2406,
+    python-framework_graphene-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-graphenelatest,
+    python-component_graphenedjango-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-graphenedjangolatest,
+    python-framework_graphql-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-graphql03,
+    python-framework_graphql-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-graphqllatest,
+    python-framework_pyramid-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-Pyramidlatest,
+    python-framework_pyramid-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-cornicelatest,
+    python-framework_sanic-py311-sanic2406,
     python-framework_sanic-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-saniclatest,
-    python-framework_sanic-py38-sanic2290,
     python-framework_starlette-{py310,pypy311}-starlette{0014,0015,0019,0028},
-    python-framework_starlette-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-starlettelatest,
-    python-framework_starlette-{py38}-starlette002001,
-    python-framework_strawberry-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312}-strawberry02352,
-    python-framework_strawberry-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-strawberrylatest,
-    python-framework_tornado-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-tornadolatest,
+    python-framework_starlette-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-starlettelatest,
+    python-framework_strawberry-{py39,py310,py311,py312}-strawberry02352,
+    python-framework_strawberry-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-strawberrylatest,
+    python-framework_tornado-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-tornadolatest,
     ; Remove `python-framework_tornado-{py314,py314t}-tornadomaster` temporarily
     python-framework_tornado-{py310,py311,py312,py313}-tornadomaster,
-    python-logger_logging-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
-    python-logger_loguru-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-logurulatest,
-    python-logger_structlog-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-structloglatest,
+    python-logger_logging-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    python-logger_loguru-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-logurulatest,
+    python-logger_structlog-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-structloglatest,
     python-mlmodel_autogen-{py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-autogen061,
     python-mlmodel_autogen-{py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-autogenlatest,
     python-mlmodel_strands-{py310,py311,py312,py313}-strandslatest,
@@ -188,31 +179,29 @@ envlist =
     python-mlmodel_langchain-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313},
     ;; Package not ready for Python 3.14 (type annotations not updated)
     ; python-mlmodel_langchain-{py314,py314t},
-    python-mlmodel_openai-openai0-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312},
+    python-mlmodel_openai-openai0-{py39,py310,py311,py312},
     python-mlmodel_openai-openai107-py312,
-    python-mlmodel_openai-openailatest-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    python-mlmodel_sklearn-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-scikitlearnlatest,
-    python-template_genshi-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-genshilatest,
-    python-template_jinja2-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-jinja2latest,
-    python-template_mako-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
-    rabbitmq-messagebroker_pika-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-pikalatest,
-    rabbitmq-messagebroker_kombu-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-kombulatest,
-    rabbitmq-messagebroker_kombu-{py38,py39,py310,pypy311}-kombu050204,
-    redis-datastore_redis-{py38,py39,py310,py311,pypy311}-redis04,
-    redis-datastore_redis-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy311}-redis05,
-    redis-datastore_redis-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-redislatest,
+    python-mlmodel_openai-openailatest-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    python-mlmodel_sklearn-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-scikitlearnlatest,
+    python-template_genshi-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-genshilatest,
+    python-template_jinja2-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}-jinja2latest,
+    python-template_mako-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t},
+    rabbitmq-messagebroker_pika-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-pikalatest,
+    rabbitmq-messagebroker_kombu-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-kombulatest,
+    rabbitmq-messagebroker_kombu-{py39,py310,pypy311}-kombu050204,
+    redis-datastore_redis-{py39,py310,py311,pypy311}-redis04,
+    redis-datastore_redis-{py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy311}-redis05,
+    redis-datastore_redis-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-redislatest,
     rediscluster-datastore_rediscluster-{py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-redislatest,
-    valkey-datastore_valkey-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-valkeylatest,
-    solr-datastore_pysolr-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
+    valkey-datastore_valkey-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}-valkeylatest,
+    solr-datastore_pysolr-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311},
 
 [testenv]
 deps =
     # Base Dependencies
-    {py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}: pytest==8.4.1
-    py38: pytest==8.3.5
-    {py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}: WebTest==3.0.6
-    py38: WebTest==3.0.1
-    py313,py314,py314t: legacy-cgi==2.6.1  # cgi was removed from the stdlib in 3.13, and is required for WebTest
+    {py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t,pypy311}: pytest==9.0.2
+    py39: pytest==8.4.2
+    WebTest==3.0.7
     iniconfig
     coverage
 
@@ -234,14 +223,8 @@ deps =
     adapter_gunicorn-gunicorn19: gunicorn<20
     adapter_gunicorn-gunicornlatest: gunicorn
     adapter_hypercorn-hypercornlatest: hypercorn[h3]!=0.18
-    adapter_hypercorn-hypercorn0013: hypercorn[h3]<0.14
-    adapter_hypercorn-hypercorn0012: hypercorn[h3]<0.13
-    adapter_hypercorn-hypercorn0011: hypercorn[h3]<0.12
-    adapter_hypercorn-hypercorn0010: hypercorn[h3]<0.11
     adapter_hypercorn: niquests
     adapter_mcp: fastmcp
-    adapter_uvicorn-uvicorn020: uvicorn<0.21
-    adapter_uvicorn-uvicorn020: uvloop<0.20
     adapter_uvicorn-uvicornlatest: uvicorn
     adapter_uvicorn: typing-extensions
     adapter_uvicorn: uvloop
@@ -280,7 +263,7 @@ deps =
     component_tastypie-tastypielatest: django-tastypie
     component_tastypie-tastypielatest: django<4.1
     component_tastypie-tastypielatest: asgiref<3.7.1  # asgiref==3.7.1 only suppport Python 3.10+
-    coroutines_asyncio-{py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}: uvloop
+    coroutines_asyncio-{py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,py314t}: uvloop
     cross_agent: requests
     datastore_asyncpg: asyncpg
     datastore_aiomcache: aiomcache
@@ -289,7 +272,6 @@ deps =
     datastore_aiomysql: sqlalchemy<2
     datastore_bmemcached: python-binary-memcached
     datastore_cassandradriver-cassandralatest: cassandra-driver
-    datastore_cassandradriver-cassandra032903: cassandra-driver<3.29.3
     datastore_cassandradriver: twisted
     datastore_elasticsearch: requests
     datastore_elasticsearch: httpx
@@ -320,7 +302,6 @@ deps =
     datastore_pymongo-pymongo03: pymongo<4.0
     datastore_pymongo-pymongo04: pymongo<5.0
     datastore_pymssql-pymssqllatest: pymssql
-    datastore_pymssql-pymssql020301: pymssql==2.3.1
     datastore_pymysql: PyMySQL
     datastore_pymysql: cryptography
     datastore_pysolr: pysolr<4.0
@@ -369,7 +350,6 @@ deps =
     framework_django-Django0401: Django<4.2
     framework_django-Djangolatest: Django
     framework_django-Djangomaster: https://github.com/django/django/archive/main.zip
-    framework_falcon-falcon0410: falcon<4.2
     framework_falcon-falconlatest: falcon
     framework_falcon-falconmaster: https://github.com/falconry/falcon/archive/master.zip
     framework_fastapi: fastapi
@@ -396,12 +376,8 @@ deps =
     framework_pyramid: routes
     framework_pyramid-cornicelatest: cornice
     framework_pyramid-Pyramidlatest: Pyramid
-    framework_sanic-sanic2290: sanic<22.9.1
     framework_sanic-sanic2406: sanic<24.07
     framework_sanic-saniclatest: sanic
-    ; This is the last version of tracerite that supports Python 3.8
-    framework_sanic-sanic{2290,2406}: tracerite<1.1.2
-    framework_sanic-sanic2290: websockets<11
     ; For test_exception_in_middleware test, anyio is used:
     ; https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/1157
     ; but anyiolatest creates breaking changes to our tests
@@ -411,7 +387,6 @@ deps =
     framework_starlette-starlette0014: starlette<0.15
     framework_starlette-starlette0015: starlette<0.16
     framework_starlette-starlette0019: starlette<0.20
-    framework_starlette-starlette002001: starlette==0.20.1
     framework_starlette-starlette0028: starlette<0.29
     framework_starlette-starlettelatest: starlette<0.35
     framework_strawberry: starlette