diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index 0b0d3d20d79..5d2db033abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - python-version: '3.10'
             numpy-version: '1.24'
-            pandas-version: '=1.5'
-            xarray-version: '=2022.09'
+            pandas-version: '=2.0'
+            xarray-version: '=2023.04'
             optional-packages: ''
           - python-version: '3.12'
             numpy-version: '2.1'
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 3b8d97b8ca8..85d7c845866 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ dependencies:
     - gmt=6.5.0
     - ghostscript=10.04.0
     - numpy>=1.24
-    - pandas>=1.5
-    - xarray>=2022.09
+    - pandas>=2.0
+    - xarray>=2023.04
     - netCDF4
     - packaging
     # Optional dependencies
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 39571bf590e..74516aefd87 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "numpy>=1.24",
-    "pandas>=1.5",
-    "xarray>=2022.09",
+    "pandas>=2.0",
+    "xarray>=2023.04",
     "netCDF4",
     "packaging",
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c718e89cfbb..c74fbb0c511 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Required packages
 numpy>=1.24
-pandas>=1.5
-xarray>=2022.09
+pandas>=2.0
+xarray>=2023.04
 netCDF4
 packaging