diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index 6364020..13f81d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.7'
+          python-version: '3.8'
       - run: pip wheel -w ./wheelhouse/ .
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b99b9e6..fdc7c1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Core Python benchmark code for `asv`.
 
 **This package shall not have any dependencies on external packages and must be
-compatible with all Python versions greater than or equal to `3.7`.**
+compatible with all Python versions greater than or equal to `3.8`.**
 
 
 For other functionality, refer to the `asv` package or consider writing an extension.
diff --git a/changelog.d/39.misc.md b/changelog.d/39.misc.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d335ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/39.misc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The lowest supported version of `python` for `asv_runner` and its companion
+projects (`asv`) is now `3.8`, since `3.7` has been EOL for [many months
+now](https://endoflife.date/python).
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3a71184..4ab96fd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [] # Make sure there's nothing here
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "BSD-3-Clause"}
 
@@ -31,13 +31,12 @@ docs = [
     'sphinx-design',
     'sphinx-autobuild',
     'sphinxcontrib-spelling',
-    "myst-parser>=2", # Needs python >= 3.8
-    "sphinx-autodoc2>=0.4.2", # Needs python >= 3.8
+    "myst-parser>=2",
+    "sphinx-autodoc2>=0.4.2",
 ]
 [tool.pdm.dev-dependencies]
 lint = [
     "ruff",
-    "black",
 ]
 [build-system]
 requires = ["pdm-backend"]
@@ -55,15 +54,11 @@ lint.select = [
   "I001", # isort
 ]
 
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 88
-target-version = ['py37']
-
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 write_to = "asv_runner/_version.py"
 
 [tool.pdm.scripts]
-lint = {composite = ["ruff --fix asv_runner/", "black asv_runner/"]}
+lint = {composite = ["ruff --fix --unsafe-fixes asv_runner/", "ruff format asv_runner/"]}
 mkdoc = {composite = ["sphinx-build -b html docs/source docs/build/html"]}
 
 [project.urls]