diff --git a/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
index 2c931162fb006..ab5b3eb48da7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@ jobs:
             extra_pip_requirements: "apache-airflow~=2.2.4"
             extra_pip_extras: plugin-v1
           - python-version: "3.10"
-            extra_pip_requirements: "apache-airflow==2.4.3"
+            extra_pip_requirements: "apache-airflow~=2.4.3"
             extra_pip_extras: plugin-v2,test-airflow24
           - python-version: "3.10"
-            extra_pip_requirements: 'apache-airflow==2.6.3 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.6.3/constraints-3.10.txt'
+            extra_pip_requirements: 'apache-airflow~=2.6.3 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.6.3/constraints-3.10.txt'
             extra_pip_extras: plugin-v2
           - python-version: "3.10"
-            extra_pip_requirements: 'apache-airflow==2.7.3 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.7.3/constraints-3.10.txt'
+            extra_pip_requirements: 'apache-airflow~=2.7.3 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.7.3/constraints-3.10.txt'
             extra_pip_extras: plugin-v2
           - python-version: "3.10"
-            extra_pip_requirements: 'apache-airflow==2.8.1 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.8.1/constraints-3.10.txt'
+            extra_pip_requirements: 'apache-airflow~=2.8.1 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.8.1/constraints-3.10.txt'
             extra_pip_extras: plugin-v2
-          - python-version: "3.10"
-            extra_pip_requirements: 'apache-airflow==2.9.0 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.9.0/constraints-3.10.txt'
+          - python-version: "3.11"
+            extra_pip_requirements: 'apache-airflow~=2.9.3 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.9.3/constraints-3.10.txt'
             extra_pip_extras: plugin-v2
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/build.gradle b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/build.gradle
index e2e624a74e412..e874f70db02a3 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ if (extra_pip_extras != "") {
 
 def pip_install_command = "VIRTUAL_ENV=${venv_name} ${venv_name}/bin/uv pip install -e ../../metadata-ingestion"
 
-task checkPythonVersion(type: Exec) {
-  commandLine python_executable, '-c', 'import sys; assert sys.version_info >= (3, 7)'
-}
-
-task environmentSetup(type: Exec, dependsOn: checkPythonVersion) {
+task environmentSetup(type: Exec) {
   def sentinel_file = "${venv_name}/.venv_environment_sentinel"
   inputs.file file('setup.py')
   outputs.file(sentinel_file)
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/setup.py b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/setup.py
index 065e9454c5d9e..2d2f6fbd2b089 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/setup.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get_long_description():
         # We remain restrictive on the versions allowed here to prevent
         # us from being broken by backwards-incompatible changes in the
         # underlying package.
-        "openlineage-airflow>=1.2.0,<=1.12.0",
+        "openlineage-airflow>=1.2.0,<=1.18.0",
     },
 }
 
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ def get_long_description():
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
         "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/tox.ini b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/tox.ini
index b154f92fe553f..4d66dbc860aa9 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/tox.ini
+++ b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/tox.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # and then run "tox" from this directory.
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py38-airflow21, py38-airflow22, py310-airflow24, py310-airflow26, py310-airflow27, py310-airflow28, py310-airflow29
+envlist = py38-airflow21, py38-airflow22, py310-airflow24, py310-airflow26, py310-airflow27, py310-airflow28, py311-airflow29
 
 [testenv]
 use_develop = true
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ deps =
     py310-airflow26: -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.6.3/constraints-3.10.txt
     py310-airflow27: -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.7.3/constraints-3.10.txt
     py310-airflow28: -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.8.1/constraints-3.10.txt
-    py310-airflow29: -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.9.1/constraints-3.10.txt
+    py311-airflow29: -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.9.3/constraints-3.11.txt
 
     # Before pinning to the constraint files, we previously left the dependencies
     # more open. There were a number of packages for which this caused issues.
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ commands =
 [testenv:py310-airflow24]
 extras = dev,integration-tests,plugin-v2,test-airflow24
 
-[testenv:py310-airflow{26,27,28,29}]
+[testenv:py310-airflow{26,27,28},py311-airflow{29}]
 extras = dev,integration-tests,plugin-v2
 
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle b/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
index 52fefc3c78945..4e3f1ca91766c 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def get_coverage_arg(test_name) {
 
 task checkPythonVersion(type: Exec) {
   commandLine python_executable, '-c',
-    'import sys; assert (3, 11) > sys.version_info >= (3, 8), f"Python version {sys.version_info[:2]} not allowed"'
+    'import sys; sys.version_info >= (3, 8), f"Python version {sys.version_info[:2]} not allowed"'
 }
 
 task environmentSetup(type: Exec, dependsOn: checkPythonVersion) {