diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
index 0da1c13..9964e05 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ channel_targets:
 - conda-forge main
 docker_image:
 - quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-x86_64:alma9
+python_min:
+- '3.9'
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 496af70..ceb13e0 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ source:
 #  git_url: https://github.com/Open-EO/openeo-python-client.git
 
 build:
-  number: 0
+  number: 1
   noarch: python
   script: {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv
   entry_points:
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   host:
-    - python >=3.8,<3.13
+    - python {{ python_min }}
     - pip
     - setuptools
   run:
-    - python >=3.8,<3.13
+    - python >={{ python_min }},<3.13
     - deprecated >=1.2.12
     - numpy >=1.17.0
     - pandas >0.20.0
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ test:
     - time-machine
     - dirty-equals
     - pyarrow
+    - python {{ python_min }}
   source_files:
     - tests
   commands: