diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage-test.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage-test.yml
index be445446f..17caed24d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage-test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.13'
+          # Testing on version that Stan currently supports
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
       - name: install pints
         run: |
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7d2236e82..07cd9c51f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@ def load_version():
             'pystan>=3',
         ]
     },
-    python_requires='>=3.7',
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
 )