diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 04a4aefd..30b52ba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,29 +15,28 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - '3.8'
-          - '3.9'
           - '3.10'
+          - '3.11'
         django-version:
-          - '4.1'
           - '4.2'
+          - '5.0'
         redis-version:
           - 'latest'
 
         # Only test pre-release dependencies for the latest Python.
         include:
-          # Django 4.1 and python 3.11 with latest redis
-          - django-version: '4.1'
+          # Django 4.2 and python 3.8 with latest redis
+          - django-version: '4.2'
             redis-version: 'latest'
-            python-version: '3.11'
+            python-version: '3.8'
 
-          # Django 4.2 and python 3.11 with latest redis
+          # Django 4.2 and python 3.9 with latest redis
           - django-version: '4.2'
             redis-version: 'latest'
-            python-version: '3.11'
+            python-version: '3.9'
 
           # latest Django with pre-release redis
-          - django-version: '4.2'
+          - django-version: '5.0'
             redis-version: 'master'
             python-version: '3.11'
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/729.misc b/changelog.d/729.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09df626f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/729.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Dropped support for django 4.1 and added support for django 5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8e474cf9..fbbc9113 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ classifiers =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
     Environment :: Web Environment
     Framework :: Django
-    Framework :: Django :: 4.1
     Framework :: Django :: 4.2
+    Framework :: Django :: 5.0
     Intended Audience :: Developers
     License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
     Operating System :: OS Independent
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ packages =
     django_redis.serializers
     django_redis.compressors
 install_requires =
-    Django>=4.1
+    Django>=4.2
     redis>=4.0.2
 
 [options.extras_require]
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ envlist =
     ruff
     mypy
     # tests against released versions
-    py{38,39,310,311}-dj{41,42}-redislatest
+    py{38,39,310,311}-dj{42,50}-redislatest
     # tests against unreleased versions
-    py311-dj42-redismaster
+    py311-dj50-redismaster
     py311-djmain-redis{latest,master}
 
 [gh-actions]
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ python =
 
 [gh-actions:env]
 DJANGO =
-    4.1: dj41
     4.2: dj42
+    5.0: dj50
     main: djmain
 REDIS =
     latest: redislatest
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ commands =
   {envpython} -m coverage xml
 
 deps =
-    dj41: Django>=4.1,<4.2
     dj42: Django>=4.2,<5.0
+    dj50: Django>=5.0,<5.1
     djmain: https://github.com/django/django/archive/main.tar.gz
     msgpack>=0.6.0
     pytest