diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f223bdd1..66961587 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -148,3 +148,4 @@ kg_microbe/transform_utils/mediadive/tmp/ingredient_overlap.*
 kg_microbe/transform_utils/bacdive/tmp/bacdive_physiology_metabolism.tsv
 data/raw/uniprot/s3/*.tsv
 data/raw/uniprot/uniprot_empty_organism.tsv
+uniprot_cache.sqlite
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4664ae29..0abc3520 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ style = "pep440"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 100
-target-version = ["py39", "py310"]
+target-version = ["py38", "py39", "py310"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
 lint.extend-ignore = [