diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 5c9615d91..97f98347f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
-      uses: actions/setup-python@2c3dd9e7e29afd70cc0950079bde6c979d1f69f9 # v4.3.1
+    - name: Set up Python 3.11
+      uses: actions/setup-python@4
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.11
     - name: Install Vorta
       run: |
         pip install .
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index eac8ca307..76187557a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ packages = find:
 package_dir =
     =src
 include_package_data = true
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 install_requires =
   platformdirs >=3.0.0, <4.0.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'  # for macOS: breaking changes in 3.0.0,
   platformdirs >=2.6.0, <4.0.0; sys_platform != 'darwin'  # for others: 2.6+ works consistently.