diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7604456..ca7eb63 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-![turbopuffer logo](https://github.com/turbopuffer/turbopuffer-python/assets/1594638/0482aa50-4665-4998-afd3-78afe56b52f3) turbopuffer Python Client
+![](https://github.com/turbopuffer/turbopuffer-python/assets/1594638/0482aa50-4665-4998-afd3-78afe56b52f3) turbopuffer Python Client
 =========================
 
 The official Python client for accessing the turbopuffer API.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 308cd9d..a4eab9d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "turbopuffer"
 version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Python Client for accessing the turbopuffer API"
 authors = ["turbopuffer Inc. <info@turbopuffer.com>"]
-maintainers = ["Jacob Wirth <xthexder@users.noreply.github.com>"]
+maintainers = ["Jacob Wirth"]
 homepage = "https://turbopuffer.com"
 documentation = "https://turbopuffer.com/docs"
 repository  = "https://github.com/turbopuffer/turbopuffer-python"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.8"
+python = "^3.9"
 requests = "^2.31"
 dataclass-wizard = "^0.22"
 orjson = {extras = ["fast"], version = "^3.9"}