diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml b/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
index 93dc5c01..c966e0fc 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ dependencies:
   - mpi4py =3.1.4
   - pympipool =0.6.1
   - ase =3.22.1
-  - scipy =1.10.1
\ No newline at end of file
+  - scipy =1.11.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml b/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
index 0093ac37..8b7c7d04 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ dependencies:
   - mpi4py =3.1.4
   - pympipool =0.6.1
   - ase =3.22.1
-  - scipy =1.10.1
\ No newline at end of file
+  - scipy =1.11.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests-mpich.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests-mpich.yml
index 388a3b29..ce4a664d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests-mpich.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests-mpich.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests-openmpi.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests-openmpi.yml
index 461fbd3e..695d1b4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests-openmpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests-openmpi.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6aac17d9..37ed42fe 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         "mpi4py==3.1.4", "pympipool==0.6.1", "numpy==1.23.5"
     ],
     extras_require={
-        "ase": ["ase==3.22.1", "scipy==1.10.1"],
+        "ase": ["ase==3.22.1", "scipy==1.11.1"],
     },
     cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass(),
 )