diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 4443a15..3f51736 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -193,10 +193,26 @@ jobs:
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: ubuntu-latest
           arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.8'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: ubuntu-latest
+          arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.9'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: ubuntu-latest
+          arch: auto
         - python-version: '3.10'
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: ubuntu-latest
           arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.11'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: ubuntu-latest
+          arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.12'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: ubuntu-latest
+          arch: auto
         - python-version: '3.13'
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -205,10 +221,26 @@ jobs:
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: macos-13
           arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.8'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: macOS-latest
+          arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.9'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: macOS-latest
+          arch: auto
         - python-version: '3.10'
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: macOS-latest
           arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.11'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: macOS-latest
+          arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.12'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: macOS-latest
+          arch: auto
         - python-version: '3.13'
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: macOS-latest
@@ -217,10 +249,26 @@ jobs:
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: windows-latest
           arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.8'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: windows-latest
+          arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.9'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: windows-latest
+          arch: auto
         - python-version: '3.10'
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: windows-latest
           arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.11'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: windows-latest
+          arch: auto
+        - python-version: '3.12'
+          install-extras: tests,optional
+          os: windows-latest
+          arch: auto
         - python-version: '3.13'
           install-extras: tests,optional
           os: windows-latest
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1f0bb26..e004cfc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ url = "https://github.com/Erotemic/xcookie"
 description = "The xcookie cookie-cutter Module"
 min_python = '3.7'
 # Reduce the CI load of this package, only test on old and new python versions
-ci_cpython_versions = ['3.7', '3.10', '3.13']
+#ci_cpython_versions = ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
 #ci_pypy_versions = 'auto'
 ci_pypy_versions = []
 typed=true
diff --git a/requirements/runtime.txt b/requirements/runtime.txt
index 8303aa9..7283037 100644
--- a/requirements/runtime.txt
+++ b/requirements/runtime.txt
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ PyYAML>=6.0       ; python_version < '3.12'                                 # Py
 argcomplete>=1.0
 
 # xdev availpkg pandas --request_min=1.1.4
-pandas>=1.5.0  ; python_version < '4.0'  and python_version >= '3.11'  # Python 3.11+
+pandas>=2.2.3  ; python_version < '4.0'  and python_version >= '3.13'    # Python 3.13+
+pandas>=1.5.0  ; python_version < '3.12' and python_version >= '3.11'  # Python 3.11+
 pandas>=1.3.5  ; python_version < '3.11' and python_version >= '3.10'  # Python 3.10
 pandas>=1.4.0  ; python_version < '3.10' and python_version >= '3.9'   # Python 3.9
 pandas>=1.4.0  ; python_version < '3.9'  and python_version >= '3.8'   # Python 3.8
 pandas>=1.2.0  ; python_version < '3.8'  and python_version >= '3.7'   # Python 3.7.1
 pandas>=1.1.4  ; python_version < '3.7'  and python_version >= '3.6'   # Python 3.6.1
 
-numpy>=1.26.0  ; python_version < '4.0'  and python_version >= '3.12'    # Python 3.12+
+numpy>=2.1.2  ; python_version < '4.0'  and python_version >= '3.13'    # Python 3.13+
+numpy>=1.26.0  ; python_version < '3.13'  and python_version >= '3.12'    # Python 3.12
 numpy>=1.23.2  ; python_version < '3.12' and python_version >= '3.11'    # Python 3.11
 numpy>=1.21.6  ; python_version < '3.11' and python_version >= '3.10'  # Python 3.10
 numpy>=1.19.3  ; python_version < '3.10' and python_version >= '3.9'   # Python 3.9