diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20241030-134526.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20241030-134526.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed015170f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20241030-134526.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Dependencies
+body: Bump minimnum allowed dbt-adapters version to 1.8.0
+time: 2024-10-30T13:45:26.144328-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: QMalcolm
+  Issue: N/A
diff --git a/core/setup.py b/core/setup.py
index b787ce8a923..da69ce72fc0 100644
--- a/core/setup.py
+++ b/core/setup.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         "dbt-semantic-interfaces>=0.7.3,<0.8",
         # Minor versions for these are expected to be backwards-compatible
         "dbt-common>=1.11.0,<2.0",
-        "dbt-adapters>=1.7.0,<2.0",
+        "dbt-adapters>=1.8.0,<2.0",
         # ----
         # Expect compatibility with all new versions of these packages, so lower bounds only.
         "packaging>20.9",