diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 47cc59fa..d20e89a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9","3.10","3.11","3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.10","3.11","3.12"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest,macos-latest,windows-latest]
     
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b53c7f3..74e5b13a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ List of modules
 
 Requirements
 ------------
-The main language is Python 3 and has been tested using Python 3.9+.
+The main language is Python 3 and has been tested using Python 3.10+.
 Basic requirements are Numpy and Scipy.
 The [Atomic Simulation Environment](https://wiki.fysik.dtu.dk/ase) (ASE),  [spglib](http://atztogo.github.io/spglib), and [pymatgen](https://pymatgen.org) are also required for many components.
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a93d5d6a..a95b74e1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 __copyright__ = (
     "Copyright Daniel W. Davies, Adam J. Jackson, Keith T. Butler (2019)"
 )
-__version__ = "2.7"
+__version__ = "2.8"
 __maintainer__ = "Anthony O. Onwuli"
 __maintainer_email__ = "anthony.onwuli16@imperial.ac.uk"
-__date__ = "August 30 2024"
+__date__ = "September 26 2024"
 
 
 import os
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
         test_suite="smact.tests.test",
         install_requires=[
             "scipy",
-            "numpy<2",
+            "numpy",
             "spglib",
-            "pymatgen>=2024.2.20,<2024.8.8",
+            "pymatgen>=2024.2.20",
             "ase",
             "pandas",
             "pathos",
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
         ],
         classifiers=[
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -73,5 +72,5 @@
             "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
             "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Chemistry",
         ],
-        python_requires=">=3.9",
+        python_requires=">=3.10",
     )