diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 052aa9b..2e2ae68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Install pipenv
         run: |
           pip3 install pipenv
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9, "3.10", 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14]
+        python-version: ["3.10", 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 186d131..2336cb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - run: |
           pip3 install --upgrade build
           python -m build
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 788fa4d..d5c3a03 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "bitpay"
-version = "7.0.8"
+version = "8.0.0"
 authors = [
   { name="Antonio Buedo", email="sales-engineering@bitpay.com" },
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "ecdsa >= 0.19.1",
     "requests >= 2.32.5",
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ description = "Accept bitcoin with BitPay"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords=["bitcoin", "payments", "crypto", "cash", "ethereum", "online payments"]
 classifiers = [
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
diff --git a/src/bitpay/config.py b/src/bitpay/config.py
index 4b4129d..6f7c020 100644
--- a/src/bitpay/config.py
+++ b/src/bitpay/config.py
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ class Config(Enum):
     TEST_URL = "https://test.bitpay.com/"
     PROD_URL = "https://bitpay.com/"
     BITPAY_API_VERSION = "2.0.0"
-    BITPAY_PLUGIN_INFO = "BitPay_Python_Client_v7.0.8"
+    BITPAY_PLUGIN_INFO = "BitPay_Python_Client_v8.0.0"
     BITPAY_API_FRAME = "std"
     BITPAY_API_FRAME_VERSION = "1.0.0"