diff --git a/.github/workflows/base.yml b/.github/workflows/base.yml
index 0ea9d7a7..c072cfe7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install python 3.9
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.1.0
+      - name: Install python 3.11
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
           architecture: x64
 
       - name: Install noxfile requirements
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
         # General case
-      - name: Install python ${{ matrix.nox_session.python }} for tests (not 3.5 not 3.13)
-        if: ${{ ! contains(fromJson('["3.5", "3.13"]'), matrix.nox_session.python ) }}
+      - name: Install python ${{ matrix.nox_session.python }} for tests (not 3.5 not 3.14)
+        if: ${{ ! contains(fromJson('["3.5", "3.14"]'), matrix.nox_session.python ) }}
         uses: MatteoH2O1999/setup-python@v4  # actions/setup-python@v5.0.0
         id: set-py
         with:
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ jobs:
           PIP_TRUSTED_HOST: "pypi.python.org pypi.org files.pythonhosted.org"
 
 
-      - name: Install python ${{ matrix.nox_session.python }} for tests (3.13)
-        if: contains(fromJson('["3.13"]'), matrix.nox_session.python )
+      - name: Install python ${{ matrix.nox_session.python }} for tests (3.14)
+        if: contains(fromJson('["3.14"]'), matrix.nox_session.python )
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         id: set-py-latest
         with:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           cache-build: true
 
       - name: Install python 3.12 for nox
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.12
           architecture: x64
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       # Share ./docs/reports so that they can be deployed with doc in next job
       - name: Share reports with other jobs
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.3.1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: reports_dir
           path: ./docs/reports
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install python 3.9 for nox
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.1.0
+      - name: Install python 3.11 for nox
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
           architecture: x64
 
       - name: Install noxfile requirements
@@ -153,19 +153,20 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "$GITHUB_CONTEXT"
 
       - name: Checkout with no depth
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # so that gh-deploy works
+          # persist-credentials: false  # see https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/25702
 
-      - name: Install python 3.9 for nox
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.1.0
+      - name: Install python 3.11 for nox
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
           architecture: x64
 
       # 1) retrieve the reports generated previously
       - name: Retrieve reports
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: reports_dir
           path: ./docs/reports
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
           EOF
       - name: \[not on TAG\] Publish coverage report
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads')
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.1.1
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           files: ./docs/reports/coverage/coverage.xml
       - name: \[not on TAG\] Build wheel and sdist
@@ -209,7 +210,11 @@ jobs:
       # 7) Create github release and build the wheel
       - name: \[TAG only\] Build wheel and create github release
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-        run: nox -s release -- ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        # We would have to use a PAT instead of GITHUB_TOKEN if we want the next job to trigger.
+        # See https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/25702
+        # For now we will rather rely on a "workflow completed" trigger to avoid
+        # having a token expiration date to manage
+        run: nox -s release -- ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  #  ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_SECRET}}
 
       # 8) Publish the wheel on PyPi
       - name: \[TAG only\] Deploy on PyPi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ghpages.yml b/.github/workflows/ghpages.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..909c2a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ghpages.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Simple workflow for deploying static content to GitHub Pages
+name: Deploy Static Website from gh-pages branch
+
+on:
+  # Runs on pushes targeting the default branch
+  push:
+    branches: ["gh-pages"]
+
+  # Since the pushes made by the workflow using GITHUB_TOKEN do not trigger the above,
+  # Add an explicit trigger for workflow completion
+  workflow_run:
+      workflows: ['Build']
+      types: [completed]
+      branches:
+          - 'main'
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+
+# Allow only one concurrent deployment, skipping runs queued between the run in-progress and latest queued.
+# However, do NOT cancel in-progress runs as we want to allow these production deployments to complete.
+concurrency:
+  group: "pages"
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  # Single deploy job since we're just deploying
+  deploy:
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: gh-pages
+      - name: Setup Pages
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          # Upload entire repository
+          path: '.'
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        id: deployment
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/updater.yml b/.github/workflows/updater.yml
index 7ccec7f8..e3a55ee6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updater.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           # [Required] Access token with `workflow` scope.
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_SECRET }}
 
       - name: Run GitHub Actions Version Updater
-        uses: saadmk11/github-actions-version-updater@v0.8.1
+        uses: saadmk11/github-actions-version-updater@v0.8
         with:
           # [Required] Access token with `workflow` scope.
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_SECRET }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f7444d2..837d16f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Separate test code from test cases in `pytest`.
 
-[![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) ![Pytest versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/pytest-3%20%7C%204%20%7C%205%20%7C%206%20%7C%207%20%7C%208-blue) [![Build Status](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml) [![Tests Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/junit/junit-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/junit/report.html) [![Coverage Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/coverage/coverage-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/coverage/index.html) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases) [![Flake8 Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/flake8/flake8-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/flake8/index.html)
+[![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) ![Pytest versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/pytest-6%20%7C%207%20%7C%208-blue) [![Build Status](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml) [![Tests Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/junit/junit-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/junit/report.html) [![Coverage Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/coverage/coverage-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/coverage/index.html) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases) [![Flake8 Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/flake8/flake8-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/flake8/index.html)
 
 [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/doc-latest-blue.svg)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) [![Downloads](https://pepy.tech/badge/pytest-cases)](https://pepy.tech/project/pytest-cases) [![Downloads per week](https://pepy.tech/badge/pytest-cases/week)](https://pepy.tech/project/pytest-cases) [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/smarie/python-pytest-cases.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/stargazers) [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.3937829.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3937829)
 
diff --git a/ci_tools/nox_utils.py b/ci_tools/nox_utils.py
index 3c4df0f5..74a9b157 100644
--- a/ci_tools/nox_utils.py
+++ b/ci_tools/nox_utils.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 nox_logger = logging.getLogger("nox")
 
 
-PY27, PY35, PY36, PY37, PY38, PY39, PY310, PY311, PY312, PY313 = ("2.7", "3.5", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10",
-                                                                "3.11", "3.12", "3.13")
+PY27, PY35, PY36, PY37, PY38, PY39, PY310, PY311, PY312, PY313, PY314 = (
+    "2.7", "3.5", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"
+)
 DONT_INSTALL = "dont_install"
 
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 269fd663..519a2e48 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 3.8.7 - compatibility with pytest 8.6.0
+
+- Dropped support for `python<3.9` and `pytest<6`. Fixes
+  [#362](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/issues/362) and fixes
+  [#186](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/issues/186)
+
 ### 3.8.6 - compatibility fix
 
 - Fixed issue with legacy python 2.7 and 3.5. Fixes [#352](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/issues/352).
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index deb352a5..420ad927 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 *Separate test code from test cases in `pytest`.*
 
-[![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) ![Pytest versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/pytest-3%20%7C%204%20%7C%205%20%7C%206%20%7C%207%20%7C%208-blue) [![Build Status](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml)  [![Tests Status](./reports/junit/junit-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](./reports/junit/report.html) [![Coverage Status](./reports/coverage/coverage-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](./reports/coverage/index.html) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases) [![Flake8 Status](./reports/flake8/flake8-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](./reports/flake8/index.html)
+[![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) ![Pytest versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/pytest-6%20%7C%207%20%7C%208-blue) [![Build Status](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml)  [![Tests Status](./reports/junit/junit-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](./reports/junit/report.html) [![Coverage Status](./reports/coverage/coverage-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](./reports/coverage/index.html) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases) [![Flake8 Status](./reports/flake8/flake8-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](./reports/flake8/index.html)
 
 [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/doc-latest-blue.svg)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) [![Downloads](https://pepy.tech/badge/pytest-cases)](https://pepy.tech/project/pytest-cases) [![Downloads per week](https://pepy.tech/badge/pytest-cases/week)](https://pepy.tech/project/pytest-cases) [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/smarie/python-pytest-cases.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/stargazers)
 [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.3937829.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3937829)
diff --git a/docs/long_description.md b/docs/long_description.md
index df4b6fd3..7939f9e6 100644
--- a/docs/long_description.md
+++ b/docs/long_description.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # pytest-cases
 
-[![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) ![Pytest versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/pytest-2%20%7C%203%20%7C%204%20%7C%205%20%7C%206%20%7C%207-blue) [![Build Status](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml) [![Tests Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/junit/junit-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/junit/report.html) [![Coverage Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/coverage/coverage-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/coverage/index.html) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases) [![Flake8 Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/flake8/flake8-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/flake8/index.html)
+[![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) ![Pytest versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/pytest-6%20%7C%207%20%7C%208-blue) [![Build Status](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/actions/workflows/base.yml) [![Tests Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/junit/junit-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/junit/report.html) [![Coverage Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/coverage/coverage-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/coverage/index.html) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/smarie/python-pytest-cases) [![Flake8 Status](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/flake8/flake8-badge.svg?dummy=8484744)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/reports/flake8/index.html)
 
 [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/doc-latest-blue.svg)](https://smarie.github.io/python-pytest-cases/) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pytest-cases.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cases/) [![Downloads](https://pepy.tech/badge/pytest-cases)](https://pepy.tech/project/pytest-cases) [![Downloads per week](https://pepy.tech/badge/pytest-cases/week)](https://pepy.tech/project/pytest-cases) [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/smarie/python-pytest-cases.svg)](https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/stargazers) [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.3937829.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3937829)
 
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index b1835b74..c4b63b44 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import argparse
-import json
 import logging
 
 import nox  # noqa
@@ -9,8 +7,7 @@
 # add parent folder to python path so that we can import noxfile_utils.py
 # note that you need to "pip install -r noxfile-requiterements.txt" for this file to work.
 sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent / "ci_tools"))
-from nox_utils import (PY27, PY37, PY36, PY35, PY38, PY39, PY310, PY311, PY312, PY313, install_reqs, rm_folder, rm_file,
-                       DONT_INSTALL)  # noqa
+from nox_utils import (PY39, PY310, PY311, PY312, PY313, PY314, install_reqs, rm_folder, rm_file, DONT_INSTALL)  # noqa
 
 
 pkg_name = "pytest_cases"
@@ -54,46 +51,23 @@ class Folders:
 
 
 ENVS = {
+    # python 3.14 - numpy is not available in precompiled version for this python version yet
+    # (PY314, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
     # python 3.13
     (PY313, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
     # python 3.12
     (PY312, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
     (PY312, "pytest7.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<8"}},
     # python 3.11
-    (PY311, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
+    # We'll run this last for coverage
     # python 3.10
     (PY310, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
     # python 3.9
     (PY39, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
     (PY39, "pytest7.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<8"}},
     (PY39, "pytest6.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<7"}},
-    # python 3.8
-    (PY38, "pytest4.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<5"}},
-    (PY38, "pytest5.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<6", "pytest-asyncio": DONT_INSTALL}},
-    (PY38, "pytest6.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<7"}},
-    (PY38, "pytest7.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<8"}},
-    (PY38, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
-    # python 2.7
-    (PY27, "pytest3.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">10", "pytest": "<4", "pytest-harvest": "<1.10.5", "pytest-asyncio": DONT_INSTALL}},
-    (PY27, "pytest4.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">10", "pytest": "<5", "pytest-harvest": "<1.10.5", "pytest-asyncio": DONT_INSTALL}},
-    # python 3.5
-    (PY35, "pytest3.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">10", "pytest": "<4", "pytest-harvest": "<1.10.5", "pytest-asyncio": DONT_INSTALL}},
-    (PY35, "pytest4.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">10", "pytest": "<5", "pytest-harvest": "<1.10.5", "pytest-asyncio": DONT_INSTALL}},
-    (PY35, "pytest5.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">10", "pytest": "<6", "pytest-harvest": "<1.10.5"}},
-    # python 3.6
-    (PY36, "pytest3.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<4"}},
-    (PY36, "pytest4.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<5"}},
-    (PY36, "pytest5.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<6"}},
-    (PY36, "pytest6.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<7"}},
-    (PY36, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
-    # python 3.7
-    (PY37, "pytest3.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<4"}},
-    (PY37, "pytest4.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<5"}},
-    (PY37, "pytest5.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<6", "pytest-asyncio": DONT_INSTALL}},
-    (PY37, "pytest6.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<7"}},
-    (PY37, "pytest7.x"): {"coverage": False, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": "<8"}},
     # IMPORTANT: this should be last so that the folder docs/reports is not deleted afterwards
-    (PY37, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": True, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}}
+    (PY311, "pytest-latest"): {"coverage": True, "pkg_specs": {"pip": ">19", "pytest": ""}},
 }
 
 ENV_PARAMS = tuple((k[0], v["coverage"], v["pkg_specs"]) for k, v in ENVS.items())
@@ -166,7 +140,7 @@ def tests(session, coverage, pkg_specs):
                     "-m", "pytest", "--cache-clear",
                     f"--junitxml={Folders.test_xml}", f"--html={Folders.test_html}",
                     "-v", "tests/")
-        # session.run("coverage", "report")  # this shows in terminal + fails under XX%, same as --cov-report term --cov-fail-under=70  # noqa
+        session.run("coverage", "report")  # this shows in terminal + fails under XX%, same as --cov-report term --cov-fail-under=70  # noqa
         session.run("coverage", "xml", "-o", f"{Folders.coverage_xml}")
         session.run("coverage", "html", "-d", f"{Folders.coverage_reports}")
         # delete this intermediate file, it is not needed anymore
@@ -179,7 +153,7 @@ def tests(session, coverage, pkg_specs):
         session.run("genbadge", "coverage", "-i", f"{Folders.coverage_xml}", "-o", f"{Folders.coverage_badge}")
 
 
-@nox.session(python=PY39)
+@nox.session(python=PY311)
 def flake8(session):
     """Launch flake8 qualimetry."""
 
@@ -200,7 +174,7 @@ def flake8(session):
     rm_file(Folders.flake8_intermediate_file)
 
 
-@nox.session(python=PY39)
+@nox.session(python=PY311)
 def docs(session):
     """Generates the doc. Pass '-- serve' to serve it on a local http server instead."""
 
@@ -213,7 +187,7 @@ def docs(session):
         session.run("mkdocs", "build")
 
 
-@nox.session(python=PY39)
+@nox.session(python=PY311)
 def publish(session):
     """Deploy the docs+reports on github pages. Note: this rebuilds the docs"""
 
@@ -258,18 +232,19 @@ def my_scheme(version_):
 
     session.run("python", "setup.py", "sdist", "bdist_wheel")
 
-    # Make sure that the generated _version.py file exists and is compliant with python 2.7
+    # Make sure that the generated _version.py file exists
     version_py = Path(f"src/{pkg_name}/_version.py")
     if not version_py.exists():
         raise ValueError("Error with setuptools_scm: _version.py file not generated")
 
-    if ":" in version_py.read_text():
-        raise ValueError("Error with setuptools_scm: _version.py file contains annotations")
+    # ...and is compliant with python 2.7
+    # if ":" in version_py.read_text():
+    #     raise ValueError("Error with setuptools_scm: _version.py file contains annotations")
 
     return current_tag, version
 
 
-@nox.session(python=PY39)
+@nox.session(python=PY311)
 def build(session):
     """Same as release but just builds"""
 
@@ -278,7 +253,7 @@ def build(session):
     print(f"version: {version}")
 
 
-@nox.session(python=PY39)
+@nox.session(python=PY311)
 def release(session):
     """Create a release on github corresponding to the latest tag"""
 
@@ -319,34 +294,34 @@ def release(session):
                 "-d", f"https://{gh_org}.github.io/{gh_repo}/changelog", current_tag)
 
 
-@nox.session(python=False)
-def gha_list(session):
-    """(mandatory arg: <base_session_name>) Prints all sessions available for <base_session_name>, for GithubActions."""
-
-    # see https://stackoverflow.com/q/66747359/7262247
-
-    # The options
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-s", "--session", help="The nox base session name")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-v",
-        "--with_version",
-        action="store_true",
-        default=False,
-        help="Return a list of lists where the first element is the python version and the second the nox session.",
-    )
-    additional_args = parser.parse_args(session.posargs)
-
-    # Now use --json CLI option
-    out = session.run("nox", "-l", "--json", "-s", "tests", external=True, silent=True)
-    sessions_list = [{"python": s["python"], "session": s["session"]} for s in json.loads(out)]
-
-    # TODO filter ?
-
-    # print the list so that it can be caught by GHA.
-    # Note that json.dumps is optional since this is a list of string.
-    # However it is to remind us that GHA expects a well-formatted json list of strings.
-    print(json.dumps(sessions_list))
+# @nox.session(python=False)
+# def gha_list(session):
+#     """(mandatory arg: <base_session_name>) Prints all sessions available for <base_session_name>, for GithubActions."""
+#
+#     # see https://stackoverflow.com/q/66747359/7262247
+#
+#     # The options
+#     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+#     parser.add_argument("-s", "--session", help="The nox base session name")
+#     parser.add_argument(
+#         "-v",
+#         "--with_version",
+#         action="store_true",
+#         default=False,
+#         help="Return a list of lists where the first element is the python version and the second the nox session.",
+#     )
+#     additional_args = parser.parse_args(session.posargs)
+#
+#     # Now use --json CLI option
+#     out = session.run("nox", "-l", "--json", "-s", "tests", external=True, silent=True)
+#     sessions_list = [{"python": s["python"], "session": s["session"]} for s in json.loads(out)]
+#
+#     # TODO filter ?
+#
+#     # print the list so that it can be caught by GHA.
+#     # Note that json.dumps is optional since this is a list of string.
+#     # However it is to remind us that GHA expects a well-formatted json list of strings.
+#     print(json.dumps(sessions_list))
 
 
 # if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c50cf14a..78757eb3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,32 +31,22 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14
     Framework :: Pytest
 
 [options]
 # one day these will be able to come from requirement files, see https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1951. But will it be better ?
 setup_requires =
     setuptools_scm
-    packaging
 install_requires =
     decopatch
     makefun>=1.15.1
     packaging
-    # note: pytest, too :)
-    functools32;python_version<'3.2'
-    # note: do not use double quotes in these, this triggers a weird bug in PyCharm in debug mode only
-    funcsigs;python_version<'3.3'
+    pytest<8.4.0
 tests_require =
-    six
-    pytest
     pytest-steps
     pytest-harvest
     pytest-asyncio
-    # for some reason these pytest dependencies were not declared in old versions of pytest
-    # six;python_version<'3.6'
-    atomicwrites;python_version<'3.5'
-    attr;python_version<'3.6'
-    pluggy;python_version<'3.6'
 
 # test_suite = tests --> no need apparently
 #
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fa5cd8ea..a53e59c3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,23 +33,7 @@
 args = {
     "write_to": "src/pytest_cases/_version.py",
 }
-# Use the 'version_file_template' directive if possible to avoid type hints and annotations (python <3.8)
-setuptools_scm_version = pkg_resources.get_distribution("setuptools_scm").version
-# for some reason importing packaging.version.Version here fails on python 3.5
-# from packaging.version import Version
-# if Version(setuptools_scm_version) >= Version('6'):
-setuptools_scm_version_major = int(setuptools_scm_version.split(".")[0])
-if setuptools_scm_version_major >= 6:
-    # template_arg_name = "version_file_template" if Version(setuptools_scm_version) >= Version('8.1') else "write_to_template"
-    # print(Version(setuptools_scm_version))
-    # print(template_arg_name)
-
-    # Note that it was named 'write_to_template' earlier. But at that time it was not generating annotations so no need.
-    args["write_to_template"] = """# file generated by setuptools_scm and customized
-# don't change, don't track in version control
-__version__ = version = '{version}'
-__version_tuple__ = version_tuple = {version_tuple}
-"""
+
 # (3) Call setup() with as little args as possible
 setup(
     download_url=DOWNLOAD_URL,
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index db0ac432..11ab9df7 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 #          + All contributors to <https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases>
 #
 # License: 3-clause BSD, <https://github.com/smarie/python-pytest-cases/blob/master/LICENSE>
-import fnmatch
-import sys
 import pytest
-import six
+
 
 pytest_plugins = ["pytester"]
 # In order to run meta-tests, see https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/writing_plugins.html
@@ -18,30 +16,30 @@ def environment():
     pass
 
 
-def pytest_ignore_collect(path, config):
-    """
-    In python 2, equivalent of adding
-
-        --ignore-glob='**/*py35*.py'
-
-    This method works even with old pytest 2 and 3.
-    It was copied from recent pytest.main.pytest_ignore_collect
-
-    :param path:
-    :param config:
-    :return:
-    """
-    ignore_globs = []
-
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
-        ignore_globs += ['**/*py36*.py']
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 5):
-        ignore_globs += ['**/*py35*.py']
-    if any(
-            fnmatch.fnmatch(six.text_type(path), six.text_type(glob))
-            for glob in ignore_globs
-    ):
-        return True
+# def pytest_ignore_collect(path, config):
+#     """
+#     In python 2, equivalent of adding
+#
+#         --ignore-glob='**/*py35*.py'
+#
+#     This method works even with old pytest 2 and 3.
+#     It was copied from recent pytest.main.pytest_ignore_collect
+#
+#     :param path:
+#     :param config:
+#     :return:
+#     """
+#     ignore_globs = []
+#
+#     if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
+#         ignore_globs += ['**/*py36*.py']
+#     if sys.version_info < (3, 5):
+#         ignore_globs += ['**/*py35*.py']
+#     if any(
+#             fnmatch.fnmatch(six.text_type(path), six.text_type(glob))
+#             for glob in ignore_globs
+#     ):
+#         return True
 
 
 # @pytest.hookimpl(trylast=True)