diff --git a/doc_build/rtd_env.yml b/doc_build/rtd_env.yml
index fbe311fb..92f09c49 100644
--- a/doc_build/rtd_env.yml
+++ b/doc_build/rtd_env.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
   - defaults
 dependencies:
-  - python=3.11.0
+  - python=3.12.*
   - ipykernel
   - pip:
     - pip
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@ dependencies:
     - sphinx-copybutton
     - git+https://github.com/LinkedEarth/Pyleoclim_util.git@master
     - git+https://github.com/LinkedEarth/pylipd@main
-    - pandas==2.1.4
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 19a0d1a7..d47e5cac 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ channels:
   - default
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - python=3.12.11
+  - python=3.12.*
   - cartopy
   - numba
   - scipy
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 60f99bde..d92d2e6d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ authors = [
   { name = "Dominik Stiller"},
   { name = "Jordan Landers"}
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.11"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
   "pandas>=2.1.4",
   "kneed>=0.7.0",