diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/setup_tests.yml
index 21569fbb2..67d4553ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/setup_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup_tests.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   core_and_skills:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12' ]
+        python-version: [ '3.10', '3.11', '3.12' ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index efbfe41a5..1740ff486 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ovos-core[lgpl]~=0.2
 
-neon-utils[network]~=1.14
+neon-utils[network]~=1.14,>=1.14.1a1
 ovos-utils~=0.0,>=0.0.38
 ovos-bus-client~=0.0,>=0.0.10
 neon-transformers~=1.0
diff --git a/requirements/skills_default.txt b/requirements/skills_default.txt
index f9d134fbf..999407b47 100644
--- a/requirements/skills_default.txt
+++ b/requirements/skills_default.txt
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ neon-skill-personal~=1.0,>=1.0.4a2
 neon-skill-speak~=2.0,>=2.0.4a1
 neon-skill-speed_test~=1.0,>=1.0.5a3
 neon-skill-spelling~=1.1,>=1.1.2a2
-neon-skill-stock~=2.0,>=2.0.1a2
+neon-skill-stock~=2.0,>=2.0.1a3
 neon-skill-support_helper~=1.2,>=1.2.5a2
 neon-skill-user_settings~=1.1
-neon-skill-weather~=3.1,>=3.1.1a2
+neon-skill-weather~=3.1,>=3.1.1a4
 ovos-skill-wikipedia~=0.0
 neon-skill-free_music_archive~=1.1
 neon-skill-local_music~=3.2,>=3.2.1a1