diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e9056948f..c2c0cd2a2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Utilities",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "awkward>=2.0.0rc5",
+    "awkward>=2.0.0",
     "importlib-metadata;python_version<\"3.8\"",
     "numpy",
     "packaging",
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ dynamic = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
-    "awkward>=2.0.0rc2",
+    "awkward>=2.0.0",
     "boost_histogram>=0.13",
-    "dask-awkward>=2022.10a0;python_version >= \"3.8\"",
+    "dask-awkward>=2022.12a3;python_version >= \"3.8\"",
     "dask[array];python_version >= \"3.8\"",
     "hist>=1.2",
     "pandas",
     "awkward-pandas;python_version >= \"3.8\"",
 ]
 test = [
-    "awkward>=2.0.0rc2",
+    "awkward>=2.0.0",
     "lz4",
     "pytest>=6",
     "pytest-timeout",
diff --git a/src/uproot/extras.py b/src/uproot/extras.py
index b13b82ecf..ecbcbc1b8 100644
--- a/src/uproot/extras.py
+++ b/src/uproot/extras.py
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ def awkward():
 to output as NumPy arrays, rather than Awkward arrays.
 """
         ) from err
-    if parse_version("1") < parse_version(awkward.__version__) < parse_version("2"):
+    if parse_version("2") <= parse_version(awkward.__version__):
         return awkward
     else:
         raise ModuleNotFoundError(
-            "Uproot 4.x can only be used with Awkward 1.x; you have Awkward {}".format(
+            "Uproot 5.x can only be used with Awkward 2.x; you have Awkward {}".format(
                 awkward.__version__
             )
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_0637-setup-tests-for-AwkwardForth.py b/tests/test_0637-setup-tests-for-AwkwardForth.py
index 70b895987..08f51289a 100644
--- a/tests/test_0637-setup-tests-for-AwkwardForth.py
+++ b/tests/test_0637-setup-tests-for-AwkwardForth.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def test_35(is_forth):
         interp = uproot.interpretation.identify.interpretation_of(branch, {}, False)
         interp._forth = is_forth
         py = branch.array(interp, library="ak", entry_stop=2)
-        assert py[0]["1"][0]["name"] == "anti_alpha"
+        assert py[0, "1", 0, "name"] == "anti_alpha"
         # py[-1] == <STLMap {-1000020040: <BDSOutputROOTGeant4Data::ParticleInfo (version 1) at 0x7fb557996df0>, ...} at 0x7fb557a012e0>
         assert py.layout.form == interp.awkward_form(branch.file)
 
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ def test_78(is_forth):
         interp = uproot.interpretation.identify.interpretation_of(branch, {}, False)
         interp._forth = is_forth
         py = branch.array(interp, library="ak", entry_stop=2)
-        assert py[1][1]["1"] == "TWO"
+        assert py[1, 1, "1"] == "TWO"
         # py[-1] == <STLMap {'one': 'ONE', 'two': 'TWO'} at 0x7f887b27cb20>
         assert py.layout.form == interp.awkward_form(branch.file)
 
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ def test_79(is_forth):
         interp = uproot.interpretation.identify.interpretation_of(branch, {}, False)
         interp._forth = is_forth
         py = branch.array(interp, library="ak", entry_stop=2)
-        assert py[1][1]["1"] == "TWO"
+        assert py[1, 1, "1"] == "TWO"
         # py[-1] == <STLMap {'one': 'ONE', 'two': 'TWO'} at 0x7f4c4e527610>
         assert py.layout.form == interp.awkward_form(branch.file)