diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2cc8679..26e49a5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Unreleased
+
+   * Removed Python 3.9 support.
+
 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:49:00 -0700  Sean Reifschneider  <jafo00@gmail.com>
 
    *  Fix some docstring typos (Christian Clauss PR #192)
diff --git a/memcache.py b/memcache.py
index 5a7d77d..e9f3203 100644
--- a/memcache.py
+++ b/memcache.py
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ def _get_socket(self):
             s.settimeout(self.socket_timeout)
         try:
             s.connect(self.address)
-        except socket.timeout as msg:
+        except TimeoutError as msg:
             self.mark_dead("connect: %s" % msg)
             return None
         except OSError as msg:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f272fe7..e4ca6df 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d741a8e..813ebac 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 1.6
-envlist = py{36,37,38,39,310,311,312},pypy,pep8
+envlist = py{310,311,312},pypy,pep8
 skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]