diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index c4c8ee7..13eef4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: install python dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f596370..3a0b1f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description = "Django app that provides a way to simply secure your APIs"
 license = {text = "GPLv3"}
 keywords = ["django", "api", "signed"]
 urls = {homepage = "https://github.com/mediapredict/resigner"}
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = ["django>=4.2", "requests>=2.31"]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",