diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40a08827..11ab79da 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DESTDIR ?=
 EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT ?= $(shell git merge-base $${DEST_BRANCH:-main} HEAD)
 HEAD ?= HEAD
 
-export PODMAN_VERSION ?= "5.2.0"
+export PODMAN_VERSION ?= "5.3.0"
 
 .PHONY: podman
 podman:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ lint: tox
 .PHONY: tests
 tests: tox
 	# see tox.ini for environment variable settings
-	$(PYTHON) -m tox -e coverage,py36,py38,py39,py310,py311
+	$(PYTHON) -m tox -e coverage,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313
 
 .PHONY: unittest
 unittest:
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ integration:
 .PHONY: tox
 tox:
 ifeq (, $(shell which dnf))
-	brew install python@3.8 python@3.9 python@3.10 python@3.11
+	brew install python@3.9 python@3.10 python@3.11 python@3.12 python@3.13
 else
-	-dnf install -y python3 python3.6 python3.8 python3.9
+	-dnf install -y python3 python3.9 python3.10 python3.11 python3.12 python3.13
 endif
 	# ensure tox is available. It will take care of other testing requirements
 	$(PYTHON) -m pip install --user tox
diff --git a/podman/tests/__init__.py b/podman/tests/__init__.py
index 6b3e030b..9b777808 100644
--- a/podman/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/podman/tests/__init__.py
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # Do not auto-update these from version.py,
 #   as test code should be changed to reflect changes in Podman API versions
 BASE_SOCK = "unix:///run/api.sock"
-LIBPOD_URL = "http://%2Frun%2Fapi.sock/v5.2.0/libpod"
+LIBPOD_URL = "http://%2Frun%2Fapi.sock/v5.3.0/libpod"
 COMPATIBLE_URL = "http://%2Frun%2Fapi.sock/v1.40"
diff --git a/podman/version.py b/podman/version.py
index 92c5ee52..705ff65d 100644
--- a/podman/version.py
+++ b/podman/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """Version of PodmanPy."""
 
-__version__ = "5.2.0"
+__version__ = "5.3.0"
 __compatible_version__ = "1.40"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 944b64e9..9db36747 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 line-length = 100
 skip-string-normalization = true
 preview = true
-target-version = ["py36"]
+target-version = ["py39"]
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 exclude = '''
 /(
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7a76fa86..d31a2479 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = podman
-version = 5.2.0
+version = 5.3.0
 author = Brent Baude, Jhon Honce, Urvashi Mohnani, Nicola Sella
 author_email = jhonce@redhat.com
 description = Bindings for Podman RESTful API
@@ -19,19 +19,17 @@ classifiers =
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
-    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
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
     Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
 keywords = podman, libpod
 
 [options]
 include_package_data = True
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.9
 test_suite =
 # Any changes should be copied into pyproject.toml
 install_requires =
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6dccae96..94d6b07a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 3.2.0
-envlist = pylint,coverage,py36,py38,py39,py310,py311,py312
+envlist = pylint,coverage,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313
 ignore_basepython_conflict = true
 
 [testenv]