diff --git a/x11-wm/i3/i3-9999.ebuild b/x11-wm/i3/i3-9999.ebuild
index 6d8b7839b4c5a..d910065d4cdaf 100644
--- a/x11-wm/i3/i3-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-wm/i3/i3-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 inherit meson optfeature virtualx