diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 1d3a1c47..6ec8fd61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ jobs:
     name: "Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.platform }}"
     runs-on: "${{ matrix.platform }}"
     env:
-      USING_COVERAGE: '3.7,3.8'
+      USING_COVERAGE: '3.8'
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
         platform: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "pypy-3.8", "pypy-3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy3.8", "pypy3.9"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
         with:
           python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+          allow-prereleases: true
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-package.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-package.yml
index 5d6c6fb6..0e6210aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-package.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   release-test-pypi:
     name: Publish in-dev package to test.pypi.org
     environment: release-test-pypi
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'jpadilla' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build-package
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
   release-pypi:
     name: Publish released package to pypi.org
     environment: release-pypi
-    if: github.event.action == 'published'
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'jpadilla' && github.event.action == 'published'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build-package
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 799c149d..fb1c89c3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ repos:
     rev: 23.7.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
-        args: ["--target-version=py37"]
+        args: ["--target-version=py38"]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
     rev: 1.15.0
     hooks:
       - id: blacken-docs
-        args: ["--target-version=py37"]
+        args: ["--target-version=py38"]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
     rev: 6.1.0
diff --git a/jwt/algorithms.py b/jwt/algorithms.py
index ed187152..ece86b4d 100644
--- a/jwt/algorithms.py
+++ b/jwt/algorithms.py
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 import hashlib
 import hmac
 import json
-import sys
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, NoReturn, Union, cast, overload
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Literal, NoReturn, cast, overload
 
 from .exceptions import InvalidKeyError
 from .types import HashlibHash, JWKDict
@@ -21,12 +20,6 @@
     to_base64url_uint,
 )
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-
-
 try:
     from cryptography.exceptions import InvalidSignature
     from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
@@ -205,7 +198,7 @@ def to_jwk(key_obj, as_dict: Literal[False] = False) -> str:
 
     @staticmethod
     @abstractmethod
-    def to_jwk(key_obj, as_dict: bool = False) -> Union[JWKDict, str]:
+    def to_jwk(key_obj, as_dict: bool = False) -> JWKDict | str:
         """
         Serializes a given key into a JWK
         """
@@ -283,7 +276,7 @@ def to_jwk(key_obj: str | bytes, as_dict: Literal[False] = False) -> str:
         ...  # pragma: no cover
 
     @staticmethod
-    def to_jwk(key_obj: str | bytes, as_dict: bool = False) -> Union[JWKDict, str]:
+    def to_jwk(key_obj: str | bytes, as_dict: bool = False) -> JWKDict | str:
         jwk = {
             "k": base64url_encode(force_bytes(key_obj)).decode(),
             "kty": "oct",
@@ -363,9 +356,7 @@ def to_jwk(key_obj: AllowedRSAKeys, as_dict: Literal[False] = False) -> str:
             ...  # pragma: no cover
 
         @staticmethod
-        def to_jwk(
-            key_obj: AllowedRSAKeys, as_dict: bool = False
-        ) -> Union[JWKDict, str]:
+        def to_jwk(key_obj: AllowedRSAKeys, as_dict: bool = False) -> JWKDict | str:
             obj: dict[str, Any] | None = None
 
             if hasattr(key_obj, "private_numbers"):
@@ -533,7 +524,7 @@ def sign(self, msg: bytes, key: EllipticCurvePrivateKey) -> bytes:
 
             return der_to_raw_signature(der_sig, key.curve)
 
-        def verify(self, msg: bytes, key: "AllowedECKeys", sig: bytes) -> bool:
+        def verify(self, msg: bytes, key: AllowedECKeys, sig: bytes) -> bool:
             try:
                 der_sig = raw_to_der_signature(sig, key.curve)
             except ValueError:
@@ -561,9 +552,7 @@ def to_jwk(key_obj: AllowedECKeys, as_dict: Literal[False] = False) -> str:
             ...  # pragma: no cover
 
         @staticmethod
-        def to_jwk(
-            key_obj: AllowedECKeys, as_dict: bool = False
-        ) -> Union[JWKDict, str]:
+        def to_jwk(key_obj: AllowedECKeys, as_dict: bool = False) -> JWKDict | str:
             if isinstance(key_obj, EllipticCurvePrivateKey):
                 public_numbers = key_obj.public_key().public_numbers()
             elif isinstance(key_obj, EllipticCurvePublicKey):
@@ -780,7 +769,7 @@ def to_jwk(key: AllowedOKPKeys, as_dict: Literal[False] = False) -> str:
             ...  # pragma: no cover
 
         @staticmethod
-        def to_jwk(key: AllowedOKPKeys, as_dict: bool = False) -> Union[JWKDict, str]:
+        def to_jwk(key: AllowedOKPKeys, as_dict: bool = False) -> JWKDict | str:
             if isinstance(key, (Ed25519PublicKey, Ed448PublicKey)):
                 x = key.public_bytes(
                     encoding=Encoding.Raw,
diff --git a/jwt/api_jwk.py b/jwt/api_jwk.py
index 456c7f4d..af745783 100644
--- a/jwt/api_jwk.py
+++ b/jwt/api_jwk.py
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ def __init__(self, jwk_data: JWKDict, algorithm: str | None = None) -> None:
         self.key = self.Algorithm.from_jwk(self._jwk_data)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(obj: JWKDict, algorithm: str | None = None) -> "PyJWK":
+    def from_dict(obj: JWKDict, algorithm: str | None = None) -> PyJWK:
         return PyJWK(obj, algorithm)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_json(data: str, algorithm: None = None) -> "PyJWK":
+    def from_json(data: str, algorithm: None = None) -> PyJWK:
         obj = json.loads(data)
         return PyJWK.from_dict(obj, algorithm)
 
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ def __init__(self, keys: list[JWKDict]) -> None:
             )
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(obj: dict[str, Any]) -> "PyJWKSet":
+    def from_dict(obj: dict[str, Any]) -> PyJWKSet:
         keys = obj.get("keys", [])
         return PyJWKSet(keys)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_json(data: str) -> "PyJWKSet":
+    def from_json(data: str) -> PyJWKSet:
         obj = json.loads(data)
         return PyJWKSet.from_dict(obj)
 
-    def __getitem__(self, kid: str) -> "PyJWK":
+    def __getitem__(self, kid: str) -> PyJWK:
         for key in self.keys:
             if key.key_id == kid:
                 return key
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 44ccf0b3..e5f01712 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,20 +23,18 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
     Topic :: Utilities
 
 [options]
 zip_safe = false
 include_package_data = true
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 packages = find:
-install_requires =
-    typing_extensions; python_version<="3.7"
 
 [options.package_data]
 * = py.typed
diff --git a/tests/test_api_jwt.py b/tests/test_api_jwt.py
index 82b92994..b51170b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_jwt.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_jwt.py
@@ -437,9 +437,7 @@ def test_raise_exception_audience_as_bytes(self, jwt):
         payload = {"some": "payload", "aud": ["urn:me", "urn:someone-else"]}
         token = jwt.encode(payload, "secret")
         with pytest.raises(InvalidAudienceError):
-            jwt.decode(
-                token, "secret", audience="urn:me".encode(), algorithms=["HS256"]
-            )
+            jwt.decode(token, "secret", audience=b"urn:me", algorithms=["HS256"])
 
     def test_raise_exception_invalid_audience_in_array(self, jwt):
         payload = {
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 07ace117..84940242 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@ filterwarnings =
 
 [gh-actions]
 python =
-    3.7: py37, docs
     3.8: py38, typing
     3.9: py39
     3.10: py310
-    3.11: py311
-    pypy-3.8: pypy3
-    pypy-3.9: pypy3
+    3.11: py311, docs
+    3.12: py312
+    pypy3.8: pypy3
+    pypy3.9: pypy3
 
 
 [tox]
 envlist =
     lint
     typing
-    py{37,38,39,310,311,py3}-{crypto,nocrypto}
+    py{38,39,310,311,312,py3}-{crypto,nocrypto}
     docs
     pypi-description
     coverage-report
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ commands = {envpython} -b -m coverage run -m pytest {posargs}
 
 
 [testenv:docs]
-basepython = python3.7
+basepython = python3.11
 extras = docs
 commands =
     sphinx-build -n -T -W -b html -d {envtmpdir}/doctrees docs docs/_build/html