diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build-publish.yml
index ed5ad725f..40099e3e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-publish.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout kapitan recursively
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 877a15a7b..754311e04 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 version = "0.32.0"
@@ -71,11 +71,10 @@ test = ["docker"]
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 110
-target-version = ['py38']
+target-version = ['py310']
 exclude = '''
 (
   /(
-      .*reclass.*
     | .*version.py
   )
 )