diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
index 292655e..df303df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
@@ -58,24 +58,13 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         arch: [auto32, auto64, ARM64]
-        python_tag: ["cp39-*", "cp310-*", "cp311-*", "cp312-*", "cp313-*", "pp39-*", "pp310-*"]
-        exclude:
-          # PyPy only supports x86_64 on Windows
-          - arch: auto32
-            python_tag: "pp39-*"
-          - arch: auto32
-            python_tag: "pp310-*"
-          - arch: ARM64
-            python_tag: "pp39-*"
-          - arch: ARM64
-            python_tag: "pp310-*"
-
     env:
-      CIBW_BUILD: ${{matrix.python_tag}}
       CIBW_ARCHS: ${{matrix.arch}}
+      CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*-win32"
       CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest hypothesis
       CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: pytest {package}/tests
       CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 3
+      CIBW_PROJECT_REQUIRES_PYTHON: ">=3.9"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -107,15 +96,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [x86_64, arm64, universal2]
-        python_tag: ["cp39-*", "cp310-*", "cp311-*", "cp312-*", "cp313-*", "pp39-*", "pp310-*"]
+        os: [macos-13, macos-14]
     env:
-      CIBW_BUILD: ${{matrix.python_tag}}
-      CIBW_ARCHS: ${{matrix.arch}}
-      CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*-macosx_{arm64,universal2}"
+      CIBW_ARCHS: native
+      CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "pp*-macosx_*"
       CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest hypothesis
       CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: pytest {package}/tests
       CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 3
+      CIBW_PROJECT_REQUIRES_PYTHON: ">=3.9"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 42c44e5..6bb47fb 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### v0.26.0
 #### Changed
 - add support for Python 3.13
+- drop support for Python 3.8
 - switch build system to `scikit-build-core`
 
 ### v0.25.1