diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_scheduled.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_scheduled.yml
index 0659c65fc..655421332 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_scheduled.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_scheduled.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: [3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ade50f14..2442dea3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The early versions of DeerLab (up to version 0.9.2) are written in MATLAB. The o
 
 ## Requirements
 
-DeerLab is available for Windows, Mac and Linux systems and requires **Python 3.8**, **3.9**, **3.10**, or  **3.11**.
+DeerLab is available for Windows, Mac and Linux systems and requires **Python 3.9**, **3.10**, **3.11**, or  **3.12**.
 
 All additional dependencies are automatically downloaded and installed during the setup.
  
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ Here is the citation in bibtex format:
 
 DeerLab is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
 
-Copyright © 2019-2023: Luis Fábregas Ibáñez, Stefan Stoll, Gunnar Jeschke, and [other contributors](https://github.com/JeschkeLab/DeerLab/contributors).
+Copyright © 2019-2024: Luis Fábregas Ibáñez, Stefan Stoll, Gunnar Jeschke, and [other contributors](https://github.com/JeschkeLab/DeerLab/contributors).
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ad8befbe5..a07479675 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         'Documentation': 'https://jeschkelab.github.io/DeerLab/',
         'Source': 'https://github.com/JeschkeLab/DeerLab',
     },
-    python_requires='>=3.8',
+    python_requires='>=3.9',
     license='LICENSE.txt',
     include_package_data = True,
     keywords='data analysis modeling least-squares EPR spectroscopy DEER PELDOR'.split(),
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     long_description=open('README.md', encoding='utf-8').read(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     install_requires = [
-                        'numpy>=1.22.4',
+                        'numpy>=2.0',
                         'cvxopt>=1.0.0',
-                        'scipy>=1.6.3',
+                        'scipy>=1.11',
                         'joblib>=1.0.0',
                         'dill>=0.3.0',
                         'tqdm>=4.51.0',
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
         'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
         'Operating System :: MacOS',
         'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
         'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Chemistry',
     ]
 )