diff --git a/datasets/pyproject.toml b/datasets/pyproject.toml
index 73523af2039..49204693bed 100644
--- a/datasets/pyproject.toml
+++ b/datasets/pyproject.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ exclude = [
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.8"
+python = "^3.9"
 numpy = "^1.21.0"
 datasets = ">=2.14.6 <2.20.0"
 pillow = { version = ">=6.2.1", optional = true }