diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e76e8c3bb..fcdde42de 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["NuCypher"]
 description = "A threshold access control application to empower privacy in decentralized systems."
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.8,<4"
+python = ">=3.9,<4"
 nucypher-core = "==0.13.0"
 cryptography = "*"
 pynacl = ">=1.4.0"
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ pytest-cov = '*'
 pytest-mock = '*'
 pytest-timeout = '*'
 pytest-twisted = '*'
-eth-ape = "*"
+eth-ape = ">=0.7"
 ape-solidity = '*'
 coverage = '^7.3.2'
 pre-commit = '^2.12.1'
+numpy = '^1.26.0'
 
 
 [tool.towncrier]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fc0aa7d76..aee90a8dc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ PYPI_CLASSIFIERS = [
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",