diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 23c76e7..9ccdc80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: [3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
     steps:
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
        node-version: '18.x'
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index 9567333..aee1a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and Publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3b24ec8..da48193 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 name = "widgyts"
 description = "A Custom Jupyter Widget Library for Interactive Visualization with yt"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 authors = [
     { name = "The yt Project", email = "yt-dev@python.org" },
 ]
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "ipycanvas>=0.4.7",
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ npm = [
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 88
 target-version = [
-    "py38",
     "py39",
     "py310",
     "py311",