diff --git a/.github/actions/python/action.yaml b/.github/actions/python/action.yaml
index 592475ba108d..5f37926f5d0e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/python/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/python/action.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inputs:
   python-version:
     description: "Python version to use"
     required: false
-    default: "3.8"
+    default: "3.9"
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
index 1d8b4f94c843..57057c081701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       python_versions:
         description: 'Python versions to test (as json array)'
         required: false
-        default: '["3.8"]'
+        default: '["3.9"]'
         type: string
       property_testing_preset:
         description: 'Property testing preset'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml b/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
index 52152ef187f6..d266865a880f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install setuptools_scm
         run: python -m pip install setuptools_scm
       - name: Get Release Version
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
   python-tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
     with:
-      python_versions: '["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
       property_testing_preset: 'normal'
 
   javascript-client-tests: