diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index 3081676..cb61190 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         core:
           - {name: 'WP latest', version: 'latest'}
-          - {name: 'WP minimum', version: 'WordPress/WordPress#6.8'}
+          - {name: 'WP minimum', version: 'WordPress/WordPress#6.9'}
           - {name: 'WP trunk', version: 'WordPress/WordPress#master'}
 
     steps:
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index af46e95..baff0cf 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Contributors:      10up, jakemgold, welcher, helen, thinkoomph, jeffpaul
 Donate link:       http://10up.com/plugins/simple-page-ordering-wordpress/
 Tags:              order, re-order, ordering, page, menu order
-Requires at least: 6.8
+Requires at least: 6.9
 Tested up to:      7.1
 Stable tag:        2.8.0
 License:           GPLv2 or later