diff --git a/sys-apps/baselayout/baselayout-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/baselayout/baselayout-9999.ebuild
index b2ffad64281ba..8be27c5693755 100644
--- a/sys-apps/baselayout/baselayout-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/baselayout/baselayout-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 inherit multilib prefix