diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-with-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/pytest-with-coverage.yaml
index db17940..341a25c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-with-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-with-coverage.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.11', '3.12']
     uses: UBC-MOAD/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/pytest-with-coverage.yaml@main
     with:
       python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e5e0bf8..59c2b05 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ UBC EOAS MOAD Group Tools Package
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202-cb2533.svg
     :target: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
     :alt: Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=python&label=Python&logoColor=gold
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=python&label=Python&logoColor=gold
     :target: https://docs.python.org/3.12/
     :alt: Python Version
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/version%20control-git-blue.svg?logo=github
diff --git a/docs/pkg_development.rst b/docs/pkg_development.rst
index 02df938..d8ad91b 100644
--- a/docs/pkg_development.rst
+++ b/docs/pkg_development.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202-cb2533.svg
     :target: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
     :alt: Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=python&label=Python&logoColor=gold
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=python&label=Python&logoColor=gold
     :target: https://docs.python.org/3.12/
     :alt: Python Version
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/version%20control-git-blue.svg?logo=github
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ Python modules that facilitate code reuse for the UBC EOAS MOAD Group.
 Python Versions
 ===============
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=python&label=Python&logoColor=gold
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=python&label=Python&logoColor=gold
     :target: https://docs.python.org/3.12/
     :alt: Python Version
 
 The :py:obj:`moad_tools` package is developed using `Python`_ 3.12.
-It is tested for Python versions >=3.10.
+It is tested for Python versions >=3.11.
 
 .. _Python: https://www.python.org/
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ The output looks something like:
     ( pkg_development: line   23) ok        https://github.com/UBC-MOAD/moad_tools/actions?query=workflow%3Asphinx-linkcheck
     ( pkg_development: line   23) ok        https://github.com/UBC-MOAD/moad_tools/workflows/pytest-with-coverage/badge.svg
     ( pkg_development: line   23) ok        https://github.com/UBC-MOAD/moad_tools/issues
-    ( pkg_development: line   23) ok        https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=python&label=Python&logoColor=gold
+    ( pkg_development: line   23) ok        https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=python&label=Python&logoColor=gold
     ( pkg_development: line   23) ok        https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202-cb2533.svg
     ( pkg_development: line   23) ok        https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg
     ( pkg_development: line   23) ok        https://img.shields.io/badge/version%20control-git-blue.svg?logo=github
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 523229f..80a2e2e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ platform = Linux
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.11
 install_requires =
     # see envs/environment-dev.yaml for conda environment dev installation
     # see envs/requirements.txt for versions most recently used in development
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ install_requires =
     # PyTables
     tables
     xarray
-    # moad_tools  # use python3 -m pip install --editable moad_tools/
 
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =