diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index 3519a2cd..0147672c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     env:
       DISPLAY: ':99.0'
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2aa511b8..8cc2b901 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Note: this package is not compatible with the original `plottr` tool.
 You might want to install freshly if you still use the old version.
 
 ## Requirements:
-* python >= 3.8
+* python >= 3.11
 * the usual: numpy, mpl, ...
 * pandas >= 0.22
 * xarray
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 38be689a..e1a4b741 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
 ]
 license = {text = "MIT"}
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
     "pandas>=0.22",
     "xarray",
diff --git a/test_requirements.txt b/test_requirements.txt
index b1c3cc6f..c992e538 100644
--- a/test_requirements.txt
+++ b/test_requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 qcodes
 pytest
 pytest-qt
-mypy==1.13.0
+mypy~=1.15.0
 PyQt5-stubs==5.15.6.0
 pandas-stubs
-watchdog
\ No newline at end of file
+watchdog