diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index 0d039ad..98e670c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@ 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
       with:
         fetch-depth: 1000
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        allow-prereleases: true
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5214849..5734122 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     zip_safe=False,
     install_requires=['smmap>=3.0.1,<6'],
     long_description="""GitDB is a pure-Python git object database""",
-    python_requires='>=3.7',
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
     # See https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
         "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "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",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
     ]
 )