diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index 3845a6e..34bbcf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: 
-          - '3.8'
+          - '3.9'
           - '3.11'
 
     steps:
diff --git a/case_utils/__init__.py b/case_utils/__init__.py
index c98638f..ee0b8df 100644
--- a/case_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/case_utils/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 #
 # We would appreciate acknowledgement if the software is used.
 
-__version__ = "0.12.0"
+__version__ = "0.13.0"
 
 from . import local_uuid  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7420867..826c63f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ install_requires =
     requests
     tabulate
 packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =