diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-latest.yml
index f25f9a65..d415d0a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-latest.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python and uv
         uses: drivendataorg/setup-python-uv-action@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
index cab977db..de851960 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python and uv
         uses: drivendataorg/setup-python-uv-action@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ea35307b..90bf881c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python and uv
         uses: drivendataorg/setup-python-uv-action@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 8328569c..b6784b0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python and uv
         uses: drivendataorg/setup-python-uv-action@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9]
+        python-version: [3.11, 3.12]
 
     steps:
       - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ jobs:
           ZAMBA_RUN_DENSEPOSE_TESTS: 1
         run: |
           uv pip install flit-core
-          # torch is alread installed, so just add the densepose extra
+          # torch is already installed, so just add the densepose extra
           uv pip install -e .[densepose] --no-build-isolation
           make densepose-tests
 
       - name: Upload coverage to codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           file: ./coverage.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: [3.8]
+        python-version: [3.11, 3.12]
 
     steps:
       - name: Remove unused software
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7bbe886a..11589994 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 PROJECT_DIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 PROJECT_NAME = zamba
-PYTHON_VERSION = 3.8
+PYTHON_VERSION = 3.11
 PYTHON_INTERPRETER = python
 
 ifeq (, $(shell which nvidia-smi))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c97074b..c433f9e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Visit https://zamba.drivendata.org/docs/ for full documentation and tutorials.
 
 First, make sure you have the prerequisites installed:
 
-* Python 3.8 or 3.9
+* Python 3.11 or 3.12
 * FFmpeg > 4.3
 
 Then run:
diff --git a/docs/docs/index.md b/docs/docs/index.md
index 3ec90bfe..7e77a5a6 100644
--- a/docs/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/index.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ We encourage people to share their custom models trained with Zamba. If you trai
 
 First, make sure you have the prerequisites installed:
 
-* Python 3.8 or 3.9
+* Python 3.11 or 3.12
 * FFmpeg > 4.3
 
 Then run:
diff --git a/docs/docs/install.md b/docs/docs/install.md
index 04389149..e8826f55 100644
--- a/docs/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/docs/install.md
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ GPU configurations.
 
 Prerequisites:
 
- - Python 3.8 or 3.9
+ - Python 3.11 or 3.12
  - FFmpeg
 
-#### [Python](https://www.python.org/) 3.8 or 3.9
+#### [Python](https://www.python.org/) 3.11 or 3.12
 
 We recommend [Python installation using Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/download/) for all platforms. For more information about how to install Anaconda, here are some useful YouTube videos of installation:
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e6096069..452f036d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
   "Operating System :: OS Independent",
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
   "appdirs",
   "av",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "pytorchvideo",
   "scikit-learn",
   "tensorboard",
-  "thop==0.0.31.post2005241907",
+  "thop",
   "timm",
   "torch",
   "torchinfo",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ tests = [
   "wheel",
 ]
 densepose = [
-  "torch<2.1.0",  # densepose broken after 2.1.0; https://github.com/facebookresearch/detectron2/issues/5110
+  "torch",
   "detectron2 @ git+https://github.com/facebookresearch/detectron2.git",
   "detectron2-densepose @ git+https://github.com/facebookresearch/detectron2@main#subdirectory=projects/DensePose"
 ]
diff --git a/zamba/models/config.py b/zamba/models/config.py
index bd826381..ba28e111 100644
--- a/zamba/models/config.py
+++ b/zamba/models/config.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class TrainConfig(ZambaBaseModel):
     data_dir: DirectoryPath = ""
     checkpoint: Optional[FilePath] = None
     scheduler_config: Optional[Union[str, SchedulerConfig]] = "default"
-    model_name: Optional[ModelEnum] = ModelEnum.time_distributed
+    model_name: Optional[ModelEnum] = ModelEnum.time_distributed.value
     dry_run: Union[bool, int] = False
     batch_size: int = 2
     auto_lr_find: bool = False
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ class PredictConfig(ZambaBaseModel):
     data_dir: DirectoryPath = ""
     filepaths: Optional[FilePath] = None
     checkpoint: Optional[FilePath] = None
-    model_name: Optional[ModelEnum] = ModelEnum.time_distributed
+    model_name: Optional[ModelEnum] = ModelEnum.time_distributed.value
     gpus: int = GPUS_AVAILABLE
     num_workers: int = 3
     batch_size: int = 2