diff --git a/.github/workflows/make_wheel.yml b/.github/workflows/make_wheel.yml
index 38fb10f..6b149a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make_wheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make_wheel.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
               run: pip install wheel twine
               
             - name: Checkout repository
-              uses: actions/checkout@v3
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
             
             - name: Build wheel
               run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index cea4f58..3f98449 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fcb0b5..d74c5cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 [![Codestyle](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black)
 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/python-e3dc/badge/?version=latest)](https://python-e3dc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)
 
-**NOTE: With Release 0.6.0 at least Python 3.7 is required**
+**NOTE: With Release 0.8.0 at least Python 3.8 is required**
 
 Python API for querying an [E3/DC](https://e3dc.de/) systems
 
@@ -174,5 +174,5 @@ One limitation of the package concerns the implemented RSCP methods. This projec
 - Open an issue before making a pull request
 - Note the E3/DC system you tested with and implementation details
 - Pull request checks will enforce code styling (black, flake8, flake8-docstrings, isort)
-- Make sure to support Python versions >= 3.7
+- Make sure to support Python versions >= 3.8
 - Consider adding yourself to `AUTHORS`
diff --git a/e3dc/__init__.py b/e3dc/__init__.py
index cf3bd79..54648a5 100644
--- a/e3dc/__init__.py
+++ b/e3dc/__init__.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
     "FrameError",
     "set_rscp_debug",
 ]
-__version__ = "0.7.6"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a7b735b..bfcdc61 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.black]
-target-version = ['py37','py38','py39','py310','py311']
+target-version = ['py38','py39','py310','py311','py312']
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 exclude = '''
 /(
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 857c438..c2a37d1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ classifiers =
     Intended Audience :: Developers
     License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
     Operating System :: OS Independent
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
 
 [options]
 zip_safe=False
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 install_requires =
     py3rijndael
     python-dateutil