diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62bd6e89..930ca05c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ __pycache__/
 .pytest_cache/
 .mypy_cache/
 .ruff_cache/
+.venv/
 dist/
 dist-doc/
 build/
diff --git a/client/pyproject.toml b/client/pyproject.toml
index a61df2e3..edee4903 100644
--- a/client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/client/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 keywords = ["telegram", "chat", "messaging", "mtproto", "telethon"]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
diff --git a/generator/pyproject.toml b/generator/pyproject.toml
index ec85efaa..4c564b9f 100644
--- a/generator/pyproject.toml
+++ b/generator/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 keywords = ["telegram", "parser", "codegen", "telethon"]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",