diff --git a/test/fixtures/python3_8/requirements.txt b/test/fixtures/python3_8/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f229360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/python3_8/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+requests
diff --git a/test/fixtures/python3_8/runtime.txt b/test/fixtures/python3_8/runtime.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73b1cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/python3_8/runtime.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-3.8.0
diff --git a/test/fixtures/python3_8_fail/requirements.txt b/test/fixtures/python3_8_fail/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e10602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/python3_8_fail/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+flask
diff --git a/test/fixtures/python3_8_fail/runtime.txt b/test/fixtures/python3_8_fail/runtime.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbcec36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/python3_8_fail/runtime.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-3.8.99
diff --git a/test/run-versions b/test/run-versions
index 6feb5e1..15c7e38 100755
--- a/test/run-versions
+++ b/test/run-versions
@@ -146,6 +146,25 @@ testPython3_7_fail() {
   assertCapturedError
 }
 
+testPython3_8() {
+  updateVersion "python3_8" $LATEST_38
+  compile "python3_8"
+  if [[ $STACK = "cedar-14" ]]; then
+    assertCapturedError
+  else
+    assertNotCaptured "security update"
+    assertCaptured $LATEST_38
+    assertCaptured "Installing SQLite3"
+    assertCapturedSuccess
+  fi
+}
+
+testPython3_8_fail() {
+  compile "python3_8_fail"
+  assertCaptured "Aborting"
+  assertCapturedError
+}
+
 pushd $(dirname 0) >/dev/null
 popd >/dev/null