diff --git a/dev-python/curio/curio-1.6.ebuild b/dev-python/curio/curio-1.6.ebuild
index 8482fd3349..0cf35ad54d 100644
--- a/dev-python/curio/curio-1.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/curio/curio-1.6.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..11} )
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools