diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 950779253..fd5f113be 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 80
+target-version = py38
 
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"