diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 6128bd6..2cf6c60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.11', '3.12']
         TOX_ENV: [coverage, quality, django42]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - run: make ci.test TOX_ENV=${{ matrix.TOX_ENV }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
index a8e10c3..14b354e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install pip
         run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 5400434..6f1dc79 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ web-fragments==2.2.0
     # via xblock
 webob==1.8.7
     # via xblock
-xblock==4.0.1
+xblock==5.0.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/requirements/pip.txt b/requirements/pip.txt
index 18b92f9..7634792 100644
--- a/requirements/pip.txt
+++ b/requirements/pip.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ wheel==0.43.0
     # via -r requirements/pip.in
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-pip==24.1.2
+pip==24.2
     # via -r requirements/pip.in
-setuptools==71.0.4
+setuptools==72.0.0
     # via -r requirements/pip.in
diff --git a/requirements/quality.txt b/requirements/quality.txt
index 38fe6d1..79a35c8 100644
--- a/requirements/quality.txt
+++ b/requirements/quality.txt
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ pluggy==1.5.0
     #   pytest
 pycodestyle==2.12.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.in
-pylint==3.2.5
+pylint==3.2.6
     # via -r requirements/quality.in
-pytest==8.3.1
+pytest==8.3.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest-django
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ webob==1.8.7
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   xblock
-xblock==4.0.1
+xblock==5.0.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index c111bc1..1f8fbd2 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ packaging==24.1
     # via pytest
 pluggy==1.5.0
     # via pytest
-pytest==8.3.1
+pytest==8.3.2
     # via pytest-django
 pytest-django==4.8.0
     # via -r requirements/test.in
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2896d7d..c637608 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import re
 
 from setuptools import setup
-from setuptools.command.test import test as TestCommand
 
 
 def package_data(pkg, roots):
@@ -89,30 +88,6 @@ def is_requirement(line):
     return line and line.strip() and not line.startswith(('-r', '#', '-e', 'git+', '-c'))
 
 
-class Tox(TestCommand):
-    user_options = [('tox-args=', 'a', 'Arguments to pass to tox')]
-
-    def initialize_options(self):
-        TestCommand.initialize_options(self)
-        self.tox_args = None
-
-    def finalize_options(self):
-        TestCommand.finalize_options(self)
-        self.test_args = []
-        self.test_suite = True
-
-    def run_tests(self):
-        # import here, cause outside the eggs aren't loaded
-        import shlex
-
-        import tox
-        args = self.tox_args
-        if args:
-            args = shlex.split(self.tox_args)
-        errno = tox.cmdline(args=args)
-        sys.exit(errno)
-
-
 def get_version(file_path):
     """
     Extract the version string from the file at the given relative path fragments.
@@ -155,7 +130,6 @@ def get_version(file_path):
         'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
         'Natural Language :: English',
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     ],
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2ecfc35..dc039fb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 downloadcache = {toxworkdir}/_download/
-envlist = py{38,311,312}-django{42},coverage,quality
+envlist = py{311,312}-django{42},coverage,quality
 
 [testenv]
 deps =