diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index db331f53d..36d68cedf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ matrix:
     - python: 3.7
       dist: xenial    # required for Python 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
       sudo: required  # required for Python 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
+    - python: 3.8-dev
+      dist: xenial
+      sudo: required
 
 install:
   # We use conda in order to install pandoc
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 1d053c1ac..fa6f21906 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Release History
 **Improvements**
 
 - Jupytext now supports Javascript and Typescript, thanks to Hatem Hosny (#250)
+- Jupytext works with Python 3.8 as well
 
 **BugFixes**
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d337d59a8..dc37a62f5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@
                  'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
                  'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
                  'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-                 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7']
+                 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
+                 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8']
 )