diff --git a/.copier-answers.yaml b/.copier-answers.yaml
index dfb52a9..ab74aa6 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yaml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 18afe0a
+_commit: 973c39c
 _src_path: https://github.com/python-project-templates/base.git
 add_docs: true
 add_extension: rust
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ email: 3105306+timkpaine@users.noreply.github.com
 github: python-project-templates
 project_description: A Rust-Python project template
 project_name: python template rust
-python_version_primary: '3.9'
+python_version_primary: '3.11'
 team: Python Project Template Authors
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 75af1cf..671cd3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
diff --git a/docs/wiki/Installation.md b/docs/wiki/Installation.md
index e0f2ada..b517163 100644
--- a/docs/wiki/Installation.md
+++ b/docs/wiki/Installation.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Pre-requisites
 
-You need Python >=3.9 on your machine to install `python-template-rust`.
+You need Python >=3.10 on your machine to install `python-template-rust`.
 
 ## Install with `pip`
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 05ce10c..f325917 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "A Rust-Python project template"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 version = "0.1.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 keywords = []
 
 classifiers = [
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ ignore = [
 ]
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
-build = "cp39-*"
+build = "cp310-*"
 test-command = "pytest -vvv {project}/python_template_rust/tests"
 test-requires = ["pytest", "pytest-cov", "pytest-sugar", "pytest-xdist"]