diff --git a/.github/workflows/general.yaml b/.github/workflows/general.yaml
index 646a7af4db..0330b3002c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/general.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/general.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - next
     tags:
       - v*.*.*
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+      - next
   # schedule:
   # - cron: "0 3 * * *"
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -30,8 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Prepare environment
-        # https://github.com/pypa/hatch/issues/2193
-        run: pip3 install hatch 'virtualenv<21'
+        run: pip3 install hatch
       - name: Prepare variables
         run: cp .env.example .env
       - name: Prepare secrets
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
   # Deploy
 
   deploy:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index dabe9520ac..4c8c3bd1c2 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Let's get started with Frictionless! We will learn how to install and use the fr
 
 ## Installation
 
-> The framework requires Python3.8+. Versioning follows the [SemVer Standard](https://semver.org/).
+> The framework requires Python3.10+. Versioning follows the [SemVer 
+  Standard](https://semver.org/).
 
 ```bash tabs=CLI
 pip install frictionless
diff --git a/frictionless/conftest.py b/frictionless/conftest.py
index 37e446f9f2..6b52094fb3 100644
--- a/frictionless/conftest.py
+++ b/frictionless/conftest.py
@@ -8,17 +8,6 @@
 # TODO: stop using the Bugs section in the tests and split them among themed categories?
 
 
-# Cleanups
-
-try:
-    # For python 3.8 only, that does not support pytest_cov v7
-    from pytest_cov.embed import cleanup_on_sigterm
-
-    cleanup_on_sigterm()
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
-
 # Fixtures
 
 
diff --git a/frictionless/formats/csv/__spec__/test_parser.py b/frictionless/formats/csv/__spec__/test_parser.py
index 3a17427091..2bf4bca368 100644
--- a/frictionless/formats/csv/__spec__/test_parser.py
+++ b/frictionless/formats/csv/__spec__/test_parser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import Detector, Dialect, formats, platform
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ def test_csv_parser_buffer():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_csv_parser_remote():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.csv") as resource:
         assert resource.header == ["id", "name"]
diff --git a/frictionless/formats/json/parsers/__spec__/test_json.py b/frictionless/formats/json/parsers/__spec__/test_json.py
index cf473ca415..12a49af9a6 100644
--- a/frictionless/formats/json/parsers/__spec__/test_json.py
+++ b/frictionless/formats/json/parsers/__spec__/test_json.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-import sys
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ def test_json_parser_from_buffer_keyed():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_json_parser_from_remote():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.json") as resource:
         assert resource.header == ["id", "name"]
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ def test_json_parser_from_remote():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_json_parser_from_remote_keyed():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.keyed.json") as resource:
         assert resource.dialect.to_descriptor() == {"json": {"keyed": True}}
diff --git a/frictionless/formats/zip/__spec__/test_adapter.py b/frictionless/formats/zip/__spec__/test_adapter.py
index d458b8075a..e64cf028e4 100644
--- a/frictionless/formats/zip/__spec__/test_adapter.py
+++ b/frictionless/formats/zip/__spec__/test_adapter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import sys
 import zipfile
 
 import pytest
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ def test_zip_adapter_to_zip_resource_path(tmpdir):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_zip_adapter_to_zip_resource_remote_path(tmpdir):
     path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "package.zip")
     source = Package(resources=[Resource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.csv")])
diff --git a/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_general.py b/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_general.py
index 0a95a60210..0f0ff72b52 100644
--- a/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_general.py
+++ b/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_general.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 import textwrap
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from importlib import import_module
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ def test_package_from_path_error_bad_json_not_dict():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_from_path_remote():
     package = Package.from_descriptor(BASEURL % "data/package.json")
     assert package.basepath == BASEURL % "data"
@@ -316,7 +314,6 @@ def test_package_validation_duplicate_resource_names_issue_942():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_remote_scheme_regression_for_resources_issue_1388():
     package = Package.from_descriptor(
         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fdtester/test-write-package-with-dialect/main/datapackage.json"
@@ -326,7 +323,6 @@ def test_package_remote_scheme_regression_for_resources_issue_1388():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_remote_windows_1505():
     url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/transparencia-mg/datapackage-reprex/foreign-key-constraint/datapackage.json"
     package = Package(url)
diff --git a/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_profile.py b/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_profile.py
index b12f520ea7..ef9f5cd525 100644
--- a/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_profile.py
+++ b/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_profile.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 import yaml
 
@@ -9,7 +7,6 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_profiles_invalid_local():
     profile = "data/profiles/camtrap.json"
     resource = Resource(name="table", path="data/table.csv")
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@ def test_package_profiles_invalid_local():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_profiles_invalid_local_from_descriptor():
     profile = "data/profiles/camtrap.json"
     resource = Resource(name="table", path="data/table.csv")
@@ -84,7 +80,6 @@ def test_package_profile_type(profile):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_profiles_from_descriptor_standards_v1():
     profile = "data/profiles/camtrap.json"
     resource = Resource(name="table", path="data/table.csv")
@@ -114,8 +109,7 @@ def test_package_profiles_to_descriptor_standards_v1():
 
 
 def test_package_preserver_profile_issue_1480():
-    descriptor = yaml.safe_load(
-        """
+    descriptor = yaml.safe_load("""
     profile: tabular-data-package
     resources:
       -
@@ -126,16 +120,14 @@ def test_package_preserver_profile_issue_1480():
         mediatype: text/csv
         encoding: utf-8
         schema: schema.json
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     package = Package(descriptor)
     assert package.profile == "tabular-data-package"
     assert package.get_resource("some-table").profile == "tabular-data-resource"
 
 
 def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_issue_1484():
-    descriptor = yaml.safe_load(
-        """
+    descriptor = yaml.safe_load("""
     profile: tabular-data-package
     resources:
       -
@@ -145,8 +137,7 @@ def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_issue_1484():
         mediatype: text/csv
         encoding: utf-8
         schema: schema.json
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     report = Package.validate_descriptor(descriptor)
     assert report.flatten(["type", "note"]) == [
         [
@@ -157,8 +148,7 @@ def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_issue_1484():
 
 
 def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_schema_issue_1484():
-    descriptor = yaml.safe_load(
-        """
+    descriptor = yaml.safe_load("""
     profile: tabular-data-package
     resources:
       -
@@ -168,8 +158,7 @@ def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_schema_issue_1484():
         format: csv
         mediatype: text/csv
         encoding: utf-8
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     report = Package.validate_descriptor(descriptor)
     assert report.flatten(["type", "note"]) == [
         [
diff --git a/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_security.py b/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_security.py
index 8ece99764a..119e92fa28 100644
--- a/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_security.py
+++ b/frictionless/package/__spec__/test_security.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import FrictionlessException, Package, Resource, platform, system
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ def test_package_external_profile_invalid_local_from_descriptor_unsafe():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_external_profile_invalid_local_from_descriptor_unsafe_trusted():
     profile = "data/../data/profiles/camtrap.json"
     resource = Resource(name="table", path="data/table.csv")
diff --git a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_dereference.py b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_dereference.py
index 3b4138a9f9..bb06add167 100644
--- a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_dereference.py
+++ b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_dereference.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import Resource, platform
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ def test_resource_dialect_schema_from_path():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(platform.type == "windows", reason="Fix on Windows")
 def test_resource_dialect_schema_from_path_remote():
     resource = Resource(BASEURL % "data/resource-with-dereferencing.json")
diff --git a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_general.py b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_general.py
index 5aa8667eed..6f5a8de6c3 100644
--- a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_general.py
+++ b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_general.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 import textwrap
 from importlib import import_module
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ def test_resource_source_non_tabular():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_source_non_tabular_remote():
     path = BASEURL % "data/text.txt"
     with Resource(path) as resource:
diff --git a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_read.py b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_read.py
index 643110243a..745ace11fb 100644
--- a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_read.py
+++ b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_read.py
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-import sys
-
-import pytest
-
 from frictionless import Resource, resources
 
 # General
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 7), reason="Requires Python3.7+")
 def test_resource_read_bytes():
     resource = Resource(path="data/text.txt")
     bytes = resource.read_bytes()
diff --git a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_scheme.py b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_scheme.py
index 834d4f600f..5a94b6d965 100644
--- a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_scheme.py
+++ b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_scheme.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import FrictionlessException, Resource
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ def test_resource_scheme_file():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_scheme_https():
     with Resource(BASEURL % "data/table.csv") as resource:
         assert resource.scheme == "https"
diff --git a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_security.py b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_security.py
index 36c2fc2b3b..d04d7a688a 100644
--- a/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_security.py
+++ b/frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_security.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import sys
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@
 # General
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_source_path_error_bad_path_not_safe_absolute():
     with pytest.raises(FrictionlessException) as excinfo:
         Resource({"name": "name", "path": os.path.abspath("data/table.csv")})
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ def test_resource_source_path_error_bad_path_not_safe_absolute():
     assert reasons[0].note.count('table.csv" is not safe')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_source_path_error_bad_path_not_safe_traversing():
     with pytest.raises(FrictionlessException) as excinfo:
         Resource(
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@ def test_resource_source_path_error_bad_path_not_safe_traversing():
     assert reasons[0].note.count('table.csv" is not safe')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_dialect_from_path_error_path_not_safe():
     dialect = os.path.abspath("data/dialect.json")
     with pytest.raises(FrictionlessException) as excinfo:
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@ def test_resource_dialect_from_path_error_path_not_safe():
     assert reasons[0].note.count('dialect.json" is not safe')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_schema_from_path_error_path_not_safe():
     schema = os.path.abspath("data/schema.json")
     with pytest.raises(FrictionlessException) as excinfo:
@@ -71,7 +66,6 @@ def test_resource_schema_from_path_error_path_not_safe():
     assert reasons[0].note.count('schema.json" is not safe')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_extrapaths_error_bad_path_not_safe_absolute():
     extrapath = os.path.abspath("data/chunk2.csv")
     with pytest.raises(FrictionlessException) as excinfo:
@@ -85,7 +79,6 @@ def test_resource_extrapaths_error_bad_path_not_safe_absolute():
     assert reasons[0].note.count('chunk2.csv" is not safe')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(platform.type == "windows", reason="Fix on Windows")
 def test_resource_extrapaths_error_bad_path_not_safe_traversing():
     extrapath = "data/../chunk2.csv"
@@ -100,7 +93,6 @@ def test_resource_extrapaths_error_bad_path_not_safe_traversing():
     assert reasons[0].note.count('chunk2.csv" is not safe')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_profiles_error_bad_path_not_safe_absolute():
     profile = os.path.abspath("data/profiles/camtrap.json")
     with pytest.raises(FrictionlessException) as excinfo:
@@ -114,7 +106,6 @@ def test_resource_profiles_error_bad_path_not_safe_absolute():
     assert reasons[0].note.count('camtrap.json" is not safe')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(platform.type == "windows", reason="Fix on Windows")
 def test_resource_profiles_error_bad_path_not_safe_traversing():
     profile = "data/profiles/../profiles/camtrap.json"
diff --git a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_compression.py b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_compression.py
index 8647483257..031fa3f002 100644
--- a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_compression.py
+++ b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_compression.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import FrictionlessException
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ def test_resource_compression_error_invalid_zip():
     assert error.note == "File is not a zip file"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="Requires Python3.8+")
 def test_resource_compression_error_invalid_gz():
     source = b"id,filename\n\1,dump"
     resource = TableResource(data=source, format="csv", compression="gz")
diff --git a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_general.py b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_general.py
index 3458988a62..25a310f2ec 100644
--- a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_general.py
+++ b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_general.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def test_resource_from_path_yaml():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_from_path_remote():
     resource = TableResource.from_descriptor(BASEURL % "data/resource.json")
     assert resource.path == "table.csv"
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ def test_resource_from_path_remote():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_from_url_standards_v0():
     resource = TableResource.from_descriptor(
         {"name": "name", "url": BASEURL % "data/table.csv"}
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ def test_resource_from_url_standards_v0():
     ]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 7), reason="Requires Python3.7+")
 def test_resource_source_path():
     path = "data/table.csv"
     resource = TableResource.from_descriptor({"name": "name", "path": path})
@@ -155,7 +152,6 @@ def test_resource_source_path_and_basepath():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_source_path_and_basepath_remote():
     resource = TableResource(path="table.csv", basepath=BASEURL % "data")
     assert resource.normpath == BASEURL % "data/table.csv"
@@ -166,7 +162,6 @@ def test_resource_source_path_and_basepath_remote():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_source_path_remote_and_basepath_remote():
     resource = TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.csv", basepath=BASEURL % "data")
     assert resource.normpath == BASEURL % "data/table.csv"
diff --git a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_schema.py b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_schema.py
index b9bf3ba91a..7cba413cc4 100644
--- a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_schema.py
+++ b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_schema.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import Detector, FrictionlessException, Schema, platform
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ def test_resource_schema_source_data():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(platform.type == "windows", reason="Fix on Windows")
 def test_resource_schema_source_remote():
     descriptor = {
diff --git a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_security.py b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_security.py
index b0253b5d04..9ec0beddc7 100644
--- a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_security.py
+++ b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_security.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import FrictionlessException, platform, system
@@ -8,7 +6,6 @@
 # Bugs
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_relative_parent_path_with_trusted_option_issue_171():
     path = (
         "data/../data/table.csv"
diff --git a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_stats.py b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_stats.py
index b31114e97c..716f41fe31 100644
--- a/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_stats.py
+++ b/frictionless/resources/__spec__/table/test_stats.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import Dialect
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ def test_resource_stats_hash_compressed():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_stats_hash_remote():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/doublequote.csv") as resource:
         resource.read_rows()
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ def test_resource_stats_bytes_compressed():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_stats_bytes_remote():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/doublequote.csv") as resource:
         resource.read_rows()
@@ -70,7 +66,6 @@ def test_resource_stats_fields():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_stats_fields_remote():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/doublequote.csv") as resource:
         resource.read_rows()
@@ -87,7 +82,6 @@ def test_resource_stats_rows():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_resource_stats_rows_remote():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/doublequote.csv") as resource:
         resource.read_rows()
diff --git a/frictionless/schema/__spec__/test_general.py b/frictionless/schema/__spec__/test_general.py
index 52dd3abf31..360c59f67b 100644
--- a/frictionless/schema/__spec__/test_general.py
+++ b/frictionless/schema/__spec__/test_general.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import io
 import json
-import sys
 import textwrap
 from decimal import Decimal
 from importlib import import_module
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ def test_schema_descriptor_path():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_schema_descriptor_url():
     url = BASEURL % "data/schema.json"
     schema = Schema(url)
@@ -209,7 +207,10 @@ def test_schema_primary_foreign_keys_as_array():
     schema = Schema(descriptor)
     assert schema.primary_key == ["name"]
     assert schema.foreign_keys == [
-        {"fields": ["parent_id"], "reference": {"resource": "resource", "fields": ["id"]}}
+        {
+            "fields": ["parent_id"],
+            "reference": {"resource": "resource", "fields": ["id"]},
+        }
     ]
 
 
@@ -221,13 +222,19 @@ def test_schema_primary_foreign_keys_as_string():
         ],
         "primaryKey": "name",
         "foreignKeys": [
-            {"fields": "parent_id", "reference": {"resource": "resource", "fields": "id"}}
+            {
+                "fields": "parent_id",
+                "reference": {"resource": "resource", "fields": "id"},
+            }
         ],
     }
     schema = Schema(descriptor)
     assert schema.primary_key == ["name"]
     assert schema.foreign_keys == [
-        {"fields": ["parent_id"], "reference": {"resource": "resource", "fields": ["id"]}}
+        {
+            "fields": ["parent_id"],
+            "reference": {"resource": "resource", "fields": ["id"]},
+        }
     ]
 
 
diff --git a/frictionless/schemes/multipart/__spec__/test_loader.py b/frictionless/schemes/multipart/__spec__/test_loader.py
index e7aac1abfa..8a5578fead 100644
--- a/frictionless/schemes/multipart/__spec__/test_loader.py
+++ b/frictionless/schemes/multipart/__spec__/test_loader.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-import sys
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ def test_multipart_loader_resource():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(platform.type == "windows", reason="Fix on Windows")
 def test_multipart_loader_resource_remote():
     descriptor = {
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ def test_multipart_loader_resource_remote():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(platform.type == "windows", reason="Fix on Windows")
 def test_multipart_loader_resource_remote_both_path_and_basepath():
     descriptor = {
diff --git a/frictionless/schemes/remote/__spec__/test_loader.py b/frictionless/schemes/remote/__spec__/test_loader.py
index 7c4800b3a3..119ababbe6 100644
--- a/frictionless/schemes/remote/__spec__/test_loader.py
+++ b/frictionless/schemes/remote/__spec__/test_loader.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import Dialect, platform, schemes
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_remote_loader():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.csv") as resource:
         assert resource.header == ["id", "name"]
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@ def test_remote_loader():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_remote_loader_latin1():
     # Github returns wrong encoding `utf-8`
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/latin1.csv") as resource:
@@ -32,7 +28,6 @@ def test_remote_loader_latin1():
 
 @pytest.mark.ci
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_remote_loader_big_file():
     dialect = Dialect(header=False)
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table-1MB.csv", dialect=dialect) as resource:
@@ -48,7 +43,6 @@ def test_remote_loader_big_file():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_remote_loader_http_preload():
     control = schemes.RemoteControl(http_preload=True)
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.csv", control=control) as resource:
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@ def test_remote_loader_write(requests_mock):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_remote_loader_if_remote_basepath_and_file_scheme_issue_1388():
     resource = TableResource(path="table.csv", scheme="file", basepath=BASEURL % "data")
     assert resource.read_rows() == [
diff --git a/frictionless/system/__spec__/test_system.py b/frictionless/system/__spec__/test_system.py
index 3f6d7a9d59..4dfc3f6112 100644
--- a/frictionless/system/__spec__/test_system.py
+++ b/frictionless/system/__spec__/test_system.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 
 import pytest
 import requests
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_system_use_context_http_session():
     session = requests.Session()
     with system.use_context(http_session=session):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 02bcad8eb3..3b31277b6a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "Data management framework for Python that provides functionality to describe, extract, validate, and transform tabular data"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 urls.homepage = "https://github.com/frictionlessdata/frictionless-py"
 urls.changelog = "https://github.com/frictionlessdata/framework/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 authors = [
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -43,8 +41,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pyyaml>=5.3",
     "isodate>=0.6",
     "rfc3986>=1.4",
-    "chardet>=3.0; python_version<'3.10'",
-    "chardet>=6.0; python_version>='3.10'",
+    "chardet>=6.0",
     "pydantic>=2.0",
     "requests>=2.10",
     "humanize>=4.2",
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@ version = [
 
 
 [[tool.hatch.envs.ci.matrix]]
-python = ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+python = ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
 
 [tool.hatch.envs.ci.scripts]
 spec = [