diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index dce3b0b86..acf01f9cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
-        python-version: [ 3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12 ]
+        python-version: [ 3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 ]
         exclude:
           - os: windows-latest
             python-version: 3.9
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8747559a5..f9e357e0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ _Junos PyEZ_ is designed to provide the same capabilities as a user would have o
 
 ## PIP
 
-Installation requires Python >=3.8 and associated `pip` tool
+Installation requires Python >=3.9 and associated `pip` tool
 
     pip install junos-eznc
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 16937fa40..3987aa123 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ scp>=0.7.0
 jinja2>=2.7.1
 PyYAML>=5.1
 paramiko>=3.5.0
+# needed to support telnetlib (i.e. Netmiko vendored telnetlib internally)
+netmiko>=4.4.0
 six
 pyserial
 yamlordereddictloader
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6bf18bed6..c2e7a10ee 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         "jnpr.junos.cfgro": ["*.yml"],
         "jnpr.junos.resources": ["*.yml"],
     },
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=install_reqs,
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
         "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "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 :: Software Development :: Libraries",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Application Frameworks",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",