diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ba750776..834474f8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ FROM docker-registry.qualcomm.com/library/ubuntu:20.04
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     git \
     tmux \
-    python3.8 \
-    python3.8-venv \
+    python3.10 \
+    python3.10-venv \
     python3-pip
 
 # pip recognizes this variable
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /app/qefficient-library
 COPY . /app/qefficient-library
 
 # Create Virtual Env for the docker image
-RUN python3.8 -m venv /app/llm_env
+RUN python3.10 -m venv /app/llm_env
 RUN . /app/llm_env/bin/activate
 WORKDIR /app/qefficient-library
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ WORKDIR /app/qefficient-library
 RUN pip install torch==2.0.0+cpu --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu --no-deps
 RUN pip install datasets==2.17.0 fsspec==2023.10.0 multidict==6.0.5 sentencepiece --no-deps
 
-RUN python3.8 -m pip install .
+RUN python3.10 -m pip install .
 WORKDIR /app/qefficient-library
 
 # Set the environment variable for the model card name and token ID
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ENV TOKEN_ID = ""
 # Print a success message
 CMD ["echo", "qefficient-transformers repository cloned and setup installed inside Docker image."]
 CMD ["echo", "Starting the Model Download and Export to Onnx Stage for QEff."]
-CMD python3.8 -m QEfficient.cloud.export --model-name "$MODEL_NAME"
+CMD python3.10 -m QEfficient.cloud.export --model-name "$MODEL_NAME"
 
 # Example usage:
 # docker build -t qefficient-library .
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5c76d98..8843cb99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ For other models, there is comprehensive documentation to inspire upon the chang
 ## Quick Installation
 ```bash
 
-# Create Python virtual env and activate it. (Recommended Python 3.8)
-
-python3.8 -m venv qeff_env
+# Create Python virtual env and activate it. (Recommended Python 3.10)
+sudo apt install python3.10-venv
+python3.10 -m venv qeff_env
 source qeff_env/bin/activate
 pip install -U pip
 
diff --git a/docs/source/upgrade.md b/docs/source/upgrade.md
index 16e04b62..2d44219b 100644
--- a/docs/source/upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/source/upgrade.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 ``Warning: Efficient Transformers have been validated to work with the same compatible SDK. Upgrading this may result in certain models becoming incompatible.``
 
 ```bash
-# Create Python virtual env and activate it. (Required Python 3.8)
+# Create Python virtual env and activate it. (Required Python 3.10)
 
-python3.8 -m venv qeff_env
+python3.10 -m venv qeff_env
 source qeff_env/bin/activate
 pip install -U pip
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9f5952f2..af5ef64d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: Education",
     "Operating System :: Linux",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence for Inference Accelerator",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.8,<3.11"
diff --git a/scripts/Jenkinsfile b/scripts/Jenkinsfile
index b6e706fe..a615e2d2 100644
--- a/scripts/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/scripts/Jenkinsfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pipeline
             steps
             {
                 sh '''
-                    python3.8 -m venv preflight_qeff
+                    python3.10 -m venv preflight_qeff
                     . preflight_qeff/bin/activate
                     pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
                     pip install .[test] --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu