diff --git a/external/dace b/external/dace
index ee5a6dfe..da644fe8 160000
--- a/external/dace
+++ b/external/dace
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ee5a6dfe695f329c3882105b087f3563a0c80b81
+Subproject commit da644fe8c179022fe8e730fb3f47f6399f1db4ce
diff --git a/external/gt4py b/external/gt4py
index 32dde792..0ddddd37 160000
--- a/external/gt4py
+++ b/external/gt4py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 32dde792bde505807a5729261e4f1d12a1451bdb
+Subproject commit 0ddddd37d3056ad6518f33908eb02f3b1f992878
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f18fe4b9..03dcbf0f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def local_pkg(name: str, relative_path: str) -> str:
 
 setup(
     author="NOAA/NASA",
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.11",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def local_pkg(name: str, relative_path: str) -> str:
     packages=find_namespace_packages(include=["ndsl", "ndsl.*"]),
     include_package_data=True,
     url="https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/NDSL",
-    version="2024.06.00",
+    version="2024.09.00",
     zip_safe=False,
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [