diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index f723aac6..9d358f39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   unit-test:
     name: Run unit tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04  # 3.7 needs 22.04, can move to -latest when we drop 3.7 support
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python }}
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 51a30f54..77e9a856 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ historical look back of the housekeeping data.
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
-This code targets Python 3.7+.
+This code targets Python 3.10+.
 
 * `so3g`_ - Required for using the HK Aggregator Agent.
 * `crossbar`_ (optional) - The supported WAMP router. Controllable via
diff --git a/docs/developer/writing-plugins.rst b/docs/developer/writing-plugins.rst
index 3d0207ff..207c5b99 100644
--- a/docs/developer/writing-plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/developer/writing-plugins.rst
@@ -115,10 +115,8 @@ running:
 .. code-block:: python
 
     import sys
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
-        from importlib_metadata import entry_points
-    else:
-        from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 
     discovered_plugins = entry_points(group='ocs.plugins')
     print(discovered_plugins)
diff --git a/ocs/agent_cli.py b/ocs/agent_cli.py
index bcad8a97..fc7383a4 100755
--- a/ocs/agent_cli.py
+++ b/ocs/agent_cli.py
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 import warnings
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
-    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
-else:
-    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 
 from ocs import site_config
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 797ae9a9..2a18d435 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,24 +10,21 @@ name = "ocs"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "Observatory Control System"
 readme = "README.rst"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
     "Framework :: Twisted",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy",
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "autobahn",
     "deprecation",
-    "importlib_metadata;python_version<\"3.10\"",
     "influxdb",
     "influxdb-client[ciso]",
     "numpy",