diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b90e07031..d5c9ce249 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        python: ['3.8', '3.9']
+        python: ['3.9']
         spawn_backend: ['trio', 'mp']
 
     steps:
diff --git a/newsfragments/248.feature b/newsfragments/248.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eac585ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/248.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Drop Python 3.8 support in favor of rolling with two latest releases for the time being.
\ No newline at end of file