diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index e0ae06008..95b6c7245 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ dependencies:
 - numpy =1.24.3
 - pandas =2.0.2
 - phonopy =2.19.1
-- pint =0.21
-- pyiron_base =0.5.42
+- pint =0.22
+- pyiron_base =0.6.0
 - pymatgen =2023.5.31
 - pyscal =2.10.18
 - scikit-learn =1.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index e5aa2c8d9..db62ada16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ jobs:
             label: linux-64-py-3-9
             prefix: /usr/share/miniconda3/envs/my-env
 
-          - operating-system: ubuntu-latest
-            python-version: 3.8
-            label: linux-64-py-3-8
-            prefix: /usr/share/miniconda3/envs/my-env
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Setup environment
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6b0339d66..6fcae769e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
         'numpy==1.24.3',
         'pandas==2.0.2',
         'phonopy==2.19.1',
-        'pint==0.21',
-        'pyiron_base==0.5.42',
+        'pint==0.22',
+        'pyiron_base==0.6.0',
         'pymatgen==2023.5.31',
         'scipy==1.10.1',
         'seekpath==2.1.0',