diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 333a334..f2b3e76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
         toxenv: [django_not_installed, ruff, pylint, readme]
 
     steps:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
-        django-version: ["5.0", "-main"]
+        django-version: ["5.0", "5.1", "-main"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         django-version: ["4.0", "4.1", "4.2"]
 
     steps:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy: # TODO: use a YAML anchor - not supported in GitHub actions "yet"
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9]
+        python-version: [3.9]
         django-version: [3.2, 3.1, "3.0", "2.2"]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5238b32..82b8fc7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ requires = [ "poetry-core>=1" ]
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pylint-django"
-version = "2.7.0"
+version = "2.6.0"
 readme = "README.rst"
 description = "A Pylint plugin to help Pylint understand the Django web framework"
 repository = "https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint-django"
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Operating System :: Unix",
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Framework :: Django :: 4.1",
   "Framework :: Django :: 4.2",
   "Framework :: Django :: 5.0",
+  "Framework :: Django :: 5.1",
   "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv2+)",
 ]
 keywords = [ "pylint", "django", "plugin" ]
@@ -42,20 +42,21 @@ include = [ "pylint_django/LICENSE" ]
 exclude = [ "**/tests/**", "**/testutils.py", "**/tests.py" ]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.8,<4.0"
+python = ">=3.9,<4.0"
 pylint-plugin-utils = ">=0.8"
-pylint = ">=2.0,<4"
+pylint = ">=3.0,<4"
 Django = { version = ">=2.2", optional = true }
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 tox = ">=4.9"
 pytest = "^7.3.1"
-ruff = ">=0.1.1"
+ruff = ">=0.6.9"
 wheel = "^0.40"
 pytest-cov = "^4"
 django-tables2 = "^2.6"
 factory-boy = "^3.3"
 django-tastypie = "^0.14"
+pre-commit = ">=1"
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 with_django = [ "Django" ]
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c95fec5..c27b6b7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ envlist =
     flake8
     pylint
     readme
-    py{38,39}-django{22,30,31,32}
-    py{38,39,310,311,312}-django{40,41,42}
-    py{310,311,312}-django{50,-main}
+    py{39}-django{22,30,31,32}
+    py{39,310,311,312}-django{40,41,42}
+    py{310,311,312}-django{50,51,-main}
 
 requires =
     pip >=21.0.1
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ commands =
     django_not_installed: bash pylint_django/tests/test_django_not_installed.sh
     pylint: pylint pylint_django
     readme: bash -c "poetry build && twine check dist/*"
-    py{37,38,39,310,311,312}-django{22,30,31,32,40,41,42,50}: bash scripts/test.sh --cov=pylint_django
+    py{38,39,310,311,312}-django{22,30,31,32,40,41,42,50}: bash scripts/test.sh --cov=pylint_django
     clean: find . -type f -name '*.pyc' -delete
     clean: find . -type d -name __pycache__ -delete
     clean: rm -rf build/ .cache/ dist/ .eggs/ pylint_django.egg-info/ .tox/
 deps =
     ruff: ruff
-    pylint: pylint<3
+    pylint: pylint>3
     pylint: Django
     readme: twine
     readme: wheel
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ deps =
     django41: Django>=4.1,<4.2
     django42: Django>=4.2,<4.3
     django50: Django>=5.0,<5.1
+    django51: Django>=5.1,<5.2
     django-main: Django
     django-main: git+https://github.com/pylint-dev/astroid@main
     django-main: git+https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint@main
@@ -48,6 +49,6 @@ setenv =
 allowlist_externals =
     django_not_installed: bash
     readme: bash
-    django{22,30,31,32,40,41,42,50,-main}: bash
+    django{22,30,31,32,40,41,42,50,51,-main}: bash
     clean: find
     clean: rm