diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 59c315667..622e95125 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Utilities",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "awkward>=2.4.5",
+    "awkward>=2.4.6",
     "importlib-metadata;python_version<\"3.8\"",
     "numpy",
     "packaging",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dynamic = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "boost_histogram>=0.13",
-    "dask-awkward>=2023.10.0a1",
+    "dask-awkward>=2023.10.0",
     "dask[array]",
     "hist>=1.2",
     "pandas",
diff --git a/src/uproot/extras.py b/src/uproot/extras.py
index cf26d7510..495a63cc4 100644
--- a/src/uproot/extras.py
+++ b/src/uproot/extras.py
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ def awkward():
 to output as NumPy arrays, rather than Awkward arrays.
 """
         ) from err
-    if parse_version(awkward.__version__) >= parse_version("2.4.5"):
+    if parse_version(awkward.__version__) >= parse_version("2.4.6"):
         return awkward
     else:
         raise ModuleNotFoundError(
-            "Uproot 5.x can only be used with Awkward 2.4.5 or newer; you have Awkward {}".format(
+            "Uproot 5.1+ can only be used with Awkward 2.4.6 or newer; you have Awkward {}".format(
                 awkward.__version__
             )
         )
@@ -320,11 +320,11 @@ def dask_awkward():
 or
     conda install -c conda-forge dask dask-awkward"""
         ) from err
-    if parse_version(dask_awkward.__version__) >= parse_version("2023.10.0a1"):
+    if parse_version(dask_awkward.__version__) >= parse_version("2023.10.0"):
         return dask_awkward
     else:
         raise ModuleNotFoundError(
-            "Uproot 5.x can only be used with dask-awkward 2023.10.0a1 or newer; you have dask-awkward {}".format(
+            "Uproot 5.1+ can only be used with dask-awkward 2023.10.0 or newer; you have dask-awkward {}".format(
                 dask_awkward.__version__
             )
         )