diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c0faaeb..ce466f9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 packages = [{include = "born_digital_docs_scripts", from = "src"}]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.11"
+python = "^3.8"
 bagit = "^1.8.1"