diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 08ac54d86..cae07650b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
           cache: pip
       - name: Run pre-commit
         uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
           cache: pip
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install -r requirements.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
           cache: pip
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install -r requirements.txt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
           cache: pip
           cache-dependency-path: |
             requirements.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/django-issue-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/django-issue-checker.yml
index fd250604f..70ece8fc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/django-issue-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/django-issue-checker.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
index 1708e8b82..cc92190b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
 
       - name: Install pre-commit
         run: pip install pre-commit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
index 27113a89f..817f75789 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-contributors.yml b/.github/workflows/update-contributors.yml
index 83c651a46..47bb865e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-contributors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-contributors.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b180a6eca..7ac49120d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ setup(
         "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
         "Topic :: Software Development",
     ],
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0790187bd..1f68874cc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
           cache: pip
           cache-dependency-path: |
             requirements/base.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.8"
           cache: pip
           cache-dependency-path: |
             requirements/base.txt