diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 96e4cd6e5..3e2cc5f43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -88,27 +88,19 @@ jobs:
           - windows-latest
           - macos-latest
         python-version:
-          - '3.8'
           - '3.9'
           - '3.10'
           - '3.11'
           - '3.12'
-          - '3.13-dev'
+          - '3.13'
         constraints: ['']
         post_install: ['']
-        exclude:
-          # C extension builds failing.
-          # Remove exclusions after Python 3.13 release.
-          - os: windows-latest
-            python-version: '3.13-dev'
-          - os: macos-latest
-            python-version: '3.13-dev'
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python-version: '3.8'
+            python-version: '3.9'
             constraints: '--constraint constraints-oldest.txt'
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python-version: '3.12'
+            python-version: '3.13'
             post_install: pip uninstall -y -r constraints-future.txt ;
                           pip install -r constraints-future.txt
                                       --upgrade --upgrade-strategy=eager
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8f7bbb1b2..2139a7591 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ These features will be included in the next release:
 
 Added
 -----
+- Drop python 3.8, add python 3.13 official support
 - New exit codes 2 for file not found, 3 for invalid command line arguments, 4 for
   missing dependencies and 123 for unknown failures.
 - Display exit code in parentheses after error message.