diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a53ed54d..831c8c77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
           - "3.12"
           - "3.13"
-          - "pypy-3.8"
           - "pypy-3.9"
           - "pypy-3.10"
         urllib3-requirement:
@@ -30,10 +28,6 @@ jobs:
           - "urllib3<2"
 
         exclude:
-          - python-version: "3.8"
-            urllib3-requirement: "urllib3>=2"
-          - python-version: "pypy-3.8"
-            urllib3-requirement: "urllib3>=2"
           - python-version: "3.9"
             urllib3-requirement: "urllib3>=2"
           - python-version: "pypy-3.9"
diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index 21def634..a6025e1a 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ with pip::
 Compatibility
 -------------
 
-VCR.py supports Python 3.8+, and `pypy <http://pypy.org>`__.
+VCR.py supports Python 3.9+, and `pypy <http://pypy.org>`__.
 
 The following HTTP libraries are supported:
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 74953456..c79596dd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ ignore-regex = "\\\\[fnrstv]"
 # ignore-words-list = ''
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = [
-    "--strict-config",
-    "--strict-markers",
-]
+addopts = ["--strict-config", "--strict-markers"]
 markers = ["online"]
 filterwarnings = [
     "error",
@@ -30,7 +27,8 @@ select = [
     "W",   # pycodestyle warning
 ]
 line-length = 110
-target-version = "py38"
+target-version = "py39"
+ignore = ['COM812', 'ISC001']
 
 [tool.ruff.isort]
 known-first-party = ["vcr"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5b7a4c01..f213f923 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def find_version(*file_paths):
     author_email="me@kevinmccarthy.org",
     url="https://github.com/kevin1024/vcrpy",
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests*"]),
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=install_requires,
     license="MIT",
     extras_require=extras_require,
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ def find_version(*file_paths):
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
diff --git a/vcr/matchers.py b/vcr/matchers.py
index 0949fd95..cbdeabe1 100644
--- a/vcr/matchers.py
+++ b/vcr/matchers.py
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 import urllib
 import xmlrpc.client
 from string import hexdigits
-from typing import List, Set
 
 from .util import read_body
 
-_HEXDIG_CODE_POINTS: Set[int] = {ord(s.encode("ascii")) for s in hexdigits}
+_HEXDIG_CODE_POINTS: set[int] = {ord(s.encode("ascii")) for s in hexdigits}
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ def _dechunk(body):
     CHUNK_GAP = b"\r\n"
     BODY_LEN: int = len(body)
 
-    chunks: List[bytes] = []
+    chunks: list[bytes] = []
     pos: int = 0
 
     while True:
diff --git a/vcr/stubs/aiohttp_stubs.py b/vcr/stubs/aiohttp_stubs.py
index 9b07b9d1..88be90a7 100644
--- a/vcr/stubs/aiohttp_stubs.py
+++ b/vcr/stubs/aiohttp_stubs.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 import functools
 import json
 import logging
+from collections.abc import Mapping
 from http.cookies import CookieError, Morsel, SimpleCookie
-from typing import Mapping, Union
+from typing import Union
 
 from aiohttp import ClientConnectionError, ClientResponse, CookieJar, RequestInfo, hdrs, streams
 from aiohttp.helpers import strip_auth_from_url