diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml b/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
index 24afd210..761ce258 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: ./support/actions/pytest
       with:
         tests: unittests
-        coverage: ${{ matrix.python-version == 3.8 }}
+        coverage: ${{ matrix.python-version == 3.12 }}
         cover-packages: spinn_machine
         coveralls-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8"]
+        python-version: [3.12]
 
     steps:
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 51543806..ab1806ce 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 spinnaker_doc_version = "latest"
 
 intersphinx_mapping = {
-    'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3.8', None),
+    'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3.12', None),
     'numpy': ("https://numpy.org/doc/stable/", None),
     'spinn_utilities': (
         f'https://spinnutils.readthedocs.io/en/{spinnaker_doc_version}/',
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 819549de..31a52e5c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ classifiers =
         Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
         Operating System :: MacOS
         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
 maintainer = SpiNNakerTeam
 maintainer_email = spinnakerusers@googlegroups.com
 keywords =
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ keywords =
         machine model
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.7, <4
+python_requires = >=3.8, <4
 packages = find:
 zip_safe = True
 include_package_data = True
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 41d1b7cb..821bcc27 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import distutils.dir_util
 from setuptools import setup
+import shutil
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
         this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
         build_dir = os.path.join(this_dir, "build")
         if os.path.isdir(build_dir):
-            distutils.dir_util.remove_tree(build_dir)
+            shutil.rmtree(build_dir)
         egg_dir = os.path.join(this_dir, "SpiNNMachine.egg-info")
         if os.path.isdir(egg_dir):
-            distutils.dir_util.remove_tree(egg_dir)
+            shutil.rmtree(egg_dir)
     setup()