diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3bb8e2d80..122fbd05b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ classifiers = [
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Medical Science Apps."
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "h5py>=3.1.0",
+    "h5py>=3.2.0",
     "hdmf>=3.14.5",
-    "numpy>=1.18",
-    "pandas>=1.1.5",
-    "python-dateutil>=2.7.3",
+    "numpy>=1.23.0",
+    "pandas>=1.2.0",
+    "python-dateutil>=2.8.2",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"] # the build backend will compute the version dynamically from git tag (or a __version__)