diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ffe23aa..97ec873 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
 
       - name: Get pip cache dir
         id: pip-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d024814..b28e2c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 5
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 
     services:
       postgres:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 286039b..8587e94 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ repos:
     rev: 24.4.2
     hooks:
       - id: black
-        language_version: python3.8
+        language_version: python3.9
         args:
           - "--target-version"
-          - "py38"
+          - "py39"
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
     rev: "7.1.0"
     hooks:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v3.16.0
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
-        args: [--py38-plus]
+        args: [--py39-plus]
   - repo: https://github.com/adamchainz/django-upgrade
     rev: 1.20.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5063f3c..c72957c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #### Improvements
 - feat: Added `LogEntry.remote_port` field. ([#671](https://github.com/jazzband/django-auditlog/pull/671))
+- Drop Python 3.8 support. ([#678](https://github.com/jazzband/django-auditlog/pull/678))
 
 #### Fixes
 
diff --git a/auditlog/migrations/0015_alter_logentry_changes.py b/auditlog/migrations/0015_alter_logentry_changes.py
index fb52a6b..2c827c2 100644
--- a/auditlog/migrations/0015_alter_logentry_changes.py
+++ b/auditlog/migrations/0015_alter_logentry_changes.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # Generated by Django 4.0 on 2022-08-04 15:41
-from typing import List
-
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
 
-def two_step_migrations() -> List:
+def two_step_migrations() -> list:
     if settings.AUDITLOG_TWO_STEP_MIGRATION:
         return [
             migrations.RenameField(
diff --git a/auditlog/models.py b/auditlog/models.py
index a0b402c..3d10633 100644
--- a/auditlog/models.py
+++ b/auditlog/models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import contextlib
 import json
 from copy import deepcopy
 from datetime import timezone
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Union
 
 from dateutil import parser
 from dateutil.tz import gettz
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ class LogEntryManager(models.Manager):
         return instance_copy
 
     def _get_applicable_model_fields(
-        self, instance, model_fields: Dict[str, List[str]]
-    ) -> List[str]:
+        self, instance, model_fields: dict[str, list[str]]
+    ) -> list[str]:
         include_fields = model_fields["include_fields"]
         exclude_fields = model_fields["exclude_fields"]
         all_field_names = [field.name for field in instance._meta.fields]
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ class LogEntryManager(models.Manager):
         return list(set(include_fields or all_field_names).difference(exclude_fields))
 
     def _mask_serialized_fields(
-        self, data: Dict[str, Any], mask_fields: List[str]
-    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        self, data: dict[str, Any], mask_fields: list[str]
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         all_field_data = data.pop("fields")
 
         masked_field_data = {}
@@ -595,8 +595,8 @@ class AuditlogHistoryField(GenericRelation):
 changes_func = None
 
 
-def _changes_func() -> Callable[[LogEntry], Dict]:
-    def json_then_text(instance: LogEntry) -> Dict:
+def _changes_func() -> Callable[[LogEntry], dict]:
+    def json_then_text(instance: LogEntry) -> dict:
         if instance.changes:
             return instance.changes
         elif instance.changes_text:
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ def _changes_func() -> Callable[[LogEntry], Dict]:
                 return json.loads(instance.changes_text)
         return {}
 
-    def default(instance: LogEntry) -> Dict:
+    def default(instance: LogEntry) -> dict:
         return instance.changes or {}
 
     if settings.AUDITLOG_USE_TEXT_CHANGES_IF_JSON_IS_NOT_PRESENT:
diff --git a/auditlog/registry.py b/auditlog/registry.py
index 3f1f8f3..0c9067b 100644
--- a/auditlog/registry.py
+++ b/auditlog/registry.py
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
 import copy
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import (
-    Any,
-    Callable,
-    Collection,
-    Dict,
-    Iterable,
-    List,
-    Optional,
-    Tuple,
-    Union,
-)
+from collections.abc import Collection, Iterable
+from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Union
 
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.db.models import ManyToManyField, Model
@@ -26,7 +17,7 @@ from django.db.models.signals import (
 from auditlog.conf import settings
 from auditlog.signals import accessed
 
-DispatchUID = Tuple[int, int, int]
+DispatchUID = tuple[int, int, int]
 
 
 class AuditLogRegistrationError(Exception):
@@ -47,7 +38,7 @@ class AuditlogModelRegistry:
         delete: bool = True,
         access: bool = True,
         m2m: bool = True,
-        custom: Optional[Dict[ModelSignal, Callable]] = None,
+        custom: Optional[dict[ModelSignal, Callable]] = None,
     ):
         from auditlog.receivers import log_access, log_create, log_delete, log_update
 
@@ -71,13 +62,13 @@ class AuditlogModelRegistry:
     def register(
         self,
         model: ModelBase = None,
-        include_fields: Optional[List[str]] = None,
-        exclude_fields: Optional[List[str]] = None,
-        mapping_fields: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-        mask_fields: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        include_fields: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+        exclude_fields: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+        mapping_fields: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
+        mask_fields: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         m2m_fields: Optional[Collection[str]] = None,
         serialize_data: bool = False,
-        serialize_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        serialize_kwargs: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
         serialize_auditlog_fields_only: bool = False,
     ):
         """
@@ -169,7 +160,7 @@ class AuditlogModelRegistry:
         else:
             self._disconnect_signals(model)
 
-    def get_models(self) -> List[ModelBase]:
+    def get_models(self) -> list[ModelBase]:
         return list(self._registry.keys())
 
     def get_model_fields(self, model: ModelBase):
@@ -235,7 +226,7 @@ class AuditlogModelRegistry:
         """Generate a dispatch_uid which is unique for a combination of self, signal, and receiver."""
         return id(self), id(signal), id(receiver)
 
-    def _get_model_classes(self, app_model: str) -> List[ModelBase]:
+    def _get_model_classes(self, app_model: str) -> list[ModelBase]:
         try:
             try:
                 app_label, model_name = app_model.split(".")
@@ -247,7 +238,7 @@ class AuditlogModelRegistry:
 
     def _get_exclude_models(
         self, exclude_tracking_models: Iterable[str]
-    ) -> List[ModelBase]:
+    ) -> list[ModelBase]:
         exclude_models = [
             model
             for app_model in tuple(exclude_tracking_models)
@@ -256,7 +247,7 @@ class AuditlogModelRegistry:
         ]
         return exclude_models
 
-    def _register_models(self, models: Iterable[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]]) -> None:
+    def _register_models(self, models: Iterable[Union[str, dict[str, Any]]]) -> None:
         models = copy.deepcopy(models)
         for model in models:
             if isinstance(model, str):
diff --git a/docs/source/installation.rst b/docs/source/installation.rst
index 6a3a86d..1a17eda 100644
--- a/docs/source/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/source/installation.rst
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ The repository can be found at https://github.com/jazzband/django-auditlog/.
 
 **Requirements**
 
-- Python 3.8 or higher
+- Python 3.9 or higher
 - Django 3.2, 4.2 and 5.0
 
-Auditlog is currently tested with Python 3.8+ and Django 3.2, 4.2 and 5.0. The latest test report can be found
+Auditlog is currently tested with Python 3.9+ and Django 3.2, 4.2 and 5.0. The latest test report can be found
 at https://github.com/jazzband/django-auditlog/actions.
 
 Adding Auditlog to your Django application
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e8dad4e..4c68d5f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.black]
-target-version = ["py38"]
+target-version = ["py39"]
 
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 901ab66..644f84d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ setup(
     description="Audit log app for Django",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=["Django>=3.2", "python-dateutil>=2.7.0"],
     zip_safe=False,
     classifiers=[
         "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/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dc97ca3..a14e996 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    {py38,py39,py310}-django32
-    {py38,py39,py310,py311}-django42
+    {py39,py310}-django32
+    {py39,py310,py311}-django42
     {py310,py311,py312}-django{50,main}
-    py38-docs
-    py38-lint
+    py39-docs
+    py39-lint
 
 [testenv]
 setenv =
@@ -34,21 +34,19 @@ basepython =
     py311: python3.11
     py310: python3.10
     py39: python3.9
-    py38: python3.8
 
-[testenv:py38-docs]
+[testenv:py39-docs]
 changedir = docs/source
 deps = -rdocs/requirements.txt
 commands = sphinx-build -W -b html -d {envtmpdir}/doctrees . {envtmpdir}/html
 
-[testenv:py38-lint]
+[testenv:py39-lint]
 deps = pre-commit
 commands =
     pre-commit run --all-files
 
 [gh-actions]
 python =
-  3.8: py38
   3.9: py39
   3.10: py310
   3.11: py311