diff --git a/tests/test-env-py38.yml b/tests/test-env-py38.yml
index 06455a8c..430384db 100644
--- a/tests/test-env-py38.yml
+++ b/tests/test-env-py38.yml
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@ dependencies:
   # odc-geo dependencies, optional also
   - pyproj
   - shapely >=2.0.1
-  - rasterio
+  - rasterio >=1.3.7
   - xarray
   - numpy
-  - dask
+  - dask >=2023.5.0
   - cachetools
-  - tifffile
+  - tifffile >=2023.7.10
   - glymur
 
   ## linting tools
   - autopep8
   - autoflake
-  - black >=23.1.0
+  - black >=23.7.0
   - isort
   - mypy
   - pycodestyle
-  - pylint =2.14
+  - pylint =2.17
   - types-cachetools
   - types-certifi