diff --git a/backend/environment.yml b/backend/environment.yml
index 937f27691..293e9ef72 100644
--- a/backend/environment.yml
+++ b/backend/environment.yml
@@ -2,31 +2,32 @@ name: siarnaq
 channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - ca-certificates=2022.9.24
-  - django=4.1.2
-  - django-cors-headers=3.13.0
-  - djangorestframework=3.14.0
-  - drf-spectacular=0.24.2
-  - google-auth=2.13.0
-  - google-cloud-pubsub=2.13.10
-  - google-cloud-secret-manager=2.12.6
-  - google-cloud-storage=2.5.0
-  - gunicorn=20.1.0
-  - openssl=3.0.5
-  - pillow=9.0.1
-  - pip=22.3
+  - ca-certificates
+  - gunicorn>=20.1.0
+  - openssl
+  - pillow>=9.0
+  - pip>=24.0
   - psycopg2=2.9.3
-  - python=3.10
+  - python=3.12
+  - setuptools>=65.0
   - pip:
-    - django-anymail==8.6
-    - django-configurations==2.4
-    - django-countries==7.4.2
-    - django-import-export==3.0.2
-    - django-sortedm2m==3.1.1
-    - django-storages[google]==1.13.1
-    - django-structlog==4.0.1
-    - django_rest_passwordreset==1.3.0
-    - djangorestframework-simplejwt==5.2.2
-    - google-cloud-scheduler==2.7.3
-    - google-cloud-tasks==2.12.0
-    - requests==2.28.1
+    - django>=4.2,<5.0
+    - django-anymail>=8.6
+    - django-configurations>=2.4
+    - django-cors-headers>=3.13.0
+    - django-countries>=7.4.2
+    - django-import-export>=3.0.2
+    - django-sortedm2m>=3.1.1
+    - django-storages[google]>=1.13.1
+    - django-structlog>=4.0.1
+    - django_rest_passwordreset>=1.3.0
+    - djangorestframework>=3.14.0
+    - djangorestframework-simplejwt>=5.2.2
+    - drf-spectacular>=0.24.2
+    - google-auth>=2.13.0
+    - google-cloud-pubsub>=2.13.10
+    - google-cloud-scheduler>=2.7.3
+    - google-cloud-secret-manager>=2.12.6
+    - google-cloud-storage>=2.5.0
+    - google-cloud-tasks>=2.12.0
+    - requests>=2.28.1
diff --git a/environment-dev.yml b/environment-dev.yml
index fa54415d4..ea8f206c7 100644
--- a/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/environment-dev.yml
@@ -2,44 +2,44 @@ name: galaxy
 channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - black=22.10.0
-  - ca-certificates=2022.9.24
-  - click<8.1.0
-  - coverage=6.5.0
-  - django=4.1.2
-  - django-cors-headers=3.13.0
-  - django-stubs<1.12.0
-  - djangorestframework=3.14.0
-  - drf-spectacular=0.24.2
-  - flake8=5.0.4
+  - black>=23.0
+  - ca-certificates
+  - coverage>=7.0
+  - flake8>=5.0
   - go=1.18.5
-  - google-auth=2.13.0
-  - google-cloud-pubsub=2.13.10
-  - google-cloud-secret-manager=2.12.6
-  - google-cloud-storage=2.5.0
-  - isort=5.10.1
-  - mypy=0.942
+  - isort>=5.10
+  - mypy>=1.0
   - nodejs=20
   - openjdk=11
-  - openssl>=3.0.15
-  - pillow=9.0.1
-  - pip=22.3
-  - pre_commit=2.20.0
+  - openssl
+  - pillow>=9.0
+  - pip>=24.0
+  - pre_commit>=2.20
   - psycopg2=2.9.3
-  - python=3.10
-  - pyupgrade=3.1.0
+  - python=3.12
+  - setuptools>=65.0
+  - pyupgrade>=3.1
   - terraform=1.3.4
   - pip:
-    - django-anymail==8.6
-    - django-configurations==2.4
-    - django-countries==7.4.2
-    - django-import-export==3.0.2
-    - django-sortedm2m==3.1.1
-    - django-storages[google]==1.13.1
-    - django-structlog==4.0.1
-    - django_rest_passwordreset==1.3.0
-    - djangorestframework-simplejwt==5.2.2
-    - google-cloud-scheduler==2.7.3
-    - google-cloud-tasks==2.12.0
-    - requests==2.28.1
-    - types-requests==2.28.11.7
+    - django>=4.2,<5.0
+    - django-anymail>=8.6
+    - django-configurations>=2.4
+    - django-cors-headers>=3.13.0
+    - django-countries>=7.4.2
+    - django-import-export>=3.0.2
+    - django-sortedm2m>=3.1.1
+    - django-storages[google]>=1.13.1
+    - django-structlog>=4.0.1
+    - django-stubs>=1.12.0
+    - django_rest_passwordreset>=1.3.0
+    - djangorestframework>=3.14.0
+    - djangorestframework-simplejwt>=5.2.2
+    - drf-spectacular>=0.24.2
+    - google-auth>=2.13.0
+    - google-cloud-pubsub>=2.13.10
+    - google-cloud-scheduler>=2.7.3
+    - google-cloud-secret-manager>=2.12.6
+    - google-cloud-storage>=2.5.0
+    - google-cloud-tasks>=2.12.0
+    - requests>=2.28.1
+    - types-requests>=2.28.11
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a77768f0d..8b09b9589 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ multi_line_output = 3
 line_length = 88
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.10"
+python_version = "3.12"
 mypy_path = "backend"
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 scripts_are_modules = true