diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 16ce8abb0..0573f9a45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version:
-          - '3.7'
-          - '3.8'
-          - '3.9'
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9']
         os:
           - linux
           - win64
@@ -91,9 +88,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version:
-          - '3.7'
-          - '3.9'
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9']
         os:
           - linux
           - win64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebooks-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/notebooks-checks.yml
index 9373f153b..61a8f8ffb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebooks-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notebooks-checks.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version:
-          - '3.7'
-          # - '3.8'
-          - '3.9'
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9']
         os:
           - linux
           - win64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/raven-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/raven-integration.yml
index e4ded1689..c5611b166 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/raven-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/raven-integration.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version:
-          - '3.7'
-          - '3.8'
+        python-version: ['3.8']
         os:
           - linux
           - win64
@@ -79,9 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version:
-          - '3.7'
-          - '3.8'
+        python-version: ['3.8']
         os:
           - win64
         include:
diff --git a/dispatches/case_studies/fossil_case/ultra_supercritical_plant/storage/multiperiod_integrated_storage_usc.py b/dispatches/case_studies/fossil_case/ultra_supercritical_plant/storage/multiperiod_integrated_storage_usc.py
index 8f4e02e56..80d4084f8 100644
--- a/dispatches/case_studies/fossil_case/ultra_supercritical_plant/storage/multiperiod_integrated_storage_usc.py
+++ b/dispatches/case_studies/fossil_case/ultra_supercritical_plant/storage/multiperiod_integrated_storage_usc.py
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@
 
 __author__ = "Naresh Susarla and Soraya Rawlings"
 
-try:
-    from importlib import resources  # Python 3.8+
-except ImportError:
-    import importlib_resources as resources  # Python 3.7
+from importlib import resources  # Python 3.8+
 from idaes.core.util import from_json, to_json
 import idaes.logger as idaeslog
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ac5b1b6e0..0153960ea 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ class SpecialDependencies:
         "Operating System :: Unix",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ class SpecialDependencies:
     ],
     keywords="market simulation, chemical engineering, process modeling, hybrid power systems",
     packages=find_packages(),
-    python_requires=">=3.7, <4",
+    python_requires=">=3.8, <4",
     install_requires=[
         "pytest",
         # we use jupyter notebooks