diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b53c7f3..74e5b13a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ List of modules
 
 Requirements
 ------------
-The main language is Python 3 and has been tested using Python 3.9+.
+The main language is Python 3 and has been tested using Python 3.10+.
 Basic requirements are Numpy and Scipy.
 The [Atomic Simulation Environment](https://wiki.fysik.dtu.dk/ase) (ASE),  [spglib](http://atztogo.github.io/spglib), and [pymatgen](https://pymatgen.org) are also required for many components.
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 950ef92d..a95b74e1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 __copyright__ = (
     "Copyright Daniel W. Davies, Adam J. Jackson, Keith T. Butler (2019)"
 )
-__version__ = "2.7.1"
+__version__ = "2.8"
 __maintainer__ = "Anthony O. Onwuli"
 __maintainer_email__ = "anthony.onwuli16@imperial.ac.uk"
 __date__ = "September 26 2024"