diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3ddbdb75..ba8759bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: "3.8"
 
       - name: Check Python code formatting
         run: |
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: "3.8"
 
       - name: Check compliance with pep8, pyflakes and circular complexity
         run: |
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: "3.8"
 
       - name: Check compliance with Python docstring conventions
         run: |
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: "3.8"
 
       - name: Check Python manifest completeness
         run: |
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: "3.8"
 
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: "3.8"
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a66b964..75ce49ae 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
             "consume-job-queue = reana_workflow_controller." "cli:consume_job_queue",
         ]
     },
+    python_requires=">=3.8",
     extras_require=extras_require,
     install_requires=install_requires,
     setup_requires=setup_requires,