diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_test_and_build_all_packages_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_test_and_build_all_packages_ci.yml
index 1e6aec0e..a80bc358 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_test_and_build_all_packages_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_test_and_build_all_packages_ci.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ jobs:
         bash -c "tests/scripts_/download_test_files.sh"
 
     # Setup python environment
-    - name: Set up Python 3.7
+    - name: Set up Python 3.8
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.7'
+        python-version: '3.8'
 
     # Restore the python cache if it exists
     - name: Restore python cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_lint_and_run_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python_lint_and_run_unit_tests.yml
index 15b2d68e..8e5260bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_lint_and_run_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_lint_and_run_unit_tests.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 770769c6..c718b8a5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Required
 schedule==0.6.0
-tornado==6.0.2
+tornado==6.2
 marshmallow==3.13.0
 peewee>=3.14.4
 peewee_migrate==1.6.1
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1f8dbdb6..45d99615 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ long_description = file: README.md, LICENSE
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e969e8d4..164836f4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     versioninfo.dev_status(),
     'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
     'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',