diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 414f2d0292..0cdb30a039 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:1-3.10-bookworm
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:1-3.11-bookworm
 RUN apt-get update \
     && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && apt-get install -y libboost-dev \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/cache/apt/* && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && rm -rf /tmp/*
diff --git a/.python-versions b/.python-versions
index dadc51464f..13dfeee3bb 100644
--- a/.python-versions
+++ b/.python-versions
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Supported versions. The first one is considered the default
-3.10
 3.11
 3.12
 3.13
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index dfd0a8d8bb..221b845ea3 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ Ready to start contributing? We use a [fork and pull request](https://www.atlass
 2. Clone your fork locally and check out the relevant branch:
 
    ```bash
-   $ git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/gt4py.git
-   $ cd gt4py
-   $ git checkout main
+   git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/gt4py.git
+   cd gt4py
+   git checkout main
    ```
 
 3. Follow instructions in the [README.md](README.md) file to set up an environment for local development.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Ready to start contributing? We use a [fork and pull request](https://www.atlass
 4. Create a branch for local development:
 
    ```bash
-   $ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
+   git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
    ```
 
    Now you can make your changes locally. Make sure you follow the project code style documented in [CODING_GUIDELINES.md](CODING_GUIDELINES.md).
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ Ready to start contributing? We use a [fork and pull request](https://www.atlass
 5. When you're done making changes, check that your code complies with the project code style and other quality assurance (QA) practices using `pre-commit`. Additionally, make sure that unit and regression tests pass for all supported Python versions by running `nox`:
 
    ```bash
-   $ pre-commit run
-   $ nox
+   pre-commit run
+   nox
    ```
 
    Read [Testing](#testing) section below for further details.
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ Ready to start contributing? We use a [fork and pull request](https://www.atlass
 6. Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub:
 
    ```bash
-    $ git add .
-    $ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes."
-    $ git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
+    git add .
+    git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes."
+    git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
    ```
 
 7. Submit a pull request (PR) on [GT4Py's GitHub page](https://github.com/gridtools/gt4py).
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ We recommended you to use `nox` for running the test suite in different environm
 nox --list
 
 # Run a specific session
-nox -s "test_cartesian-3.10(internal, cpu)"
+nox -s "test_cartesian-3.11(internal, cpu)"
 ```
 
 Check `nox` documentation (`nox --help`) for the complete reference.
diff --git a/ci/Dockerfile b/ci/Dockerfile
index d7925d5398..7bef60cc1f 100644
--- a/ci/Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/Dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ENV UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT=${WORKDIR_PATH}/venv
 ENV UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/uv-python"
 
 # Create and activate the python venv
-ARG PY_VERSION=3.10
+ARG PY_VERSION=3.11
 ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=${UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT}
 RUN uv venv -p ${PY_VERSION} --link-mode copy ${VIRTUAL_ENV}
 ENV PATH="${VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin:$PATH"
diff --git a/ci/cscs-ci.yml b/ci/cscs-ci.yml
index b1320f66ea..a8404b0856 100644
--- a/ci/cscs-ci.yml
+++ b/ci/cscs-ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ variables:  # Default values for base variables (can be overriden in jobs defini
   UBUNTU_VERSION: '24.04'
   UV_VERSION: '0.6.12'
 
-.test_python_versions: &test_python_versions ['3.10', '3.13']
+.test_python_versions: &test_python_versions ['3.11', '3.13']
 
 stages:
   - build
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index ba131f3e7a..d854425c76 100755
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 # /// script
-# requires-python = ">=3.10"
+# requires-python = ">=3.11"
 # dependencies = ["nox>=2025.02.09", "uv>=0.6.10"]
 # ///
 
@@ -29,31 +29,24 @@
 # -- nox configuration --
 nox.options.default_venv_backend = "uv"
 nox.options.sessions = [
-    "test_cartesian-3.10(internal, cpu)",
-    "test_cartesian-3.10(dace, cpu)",
     "test_cartesian-3.11(internal, cpu)",
     "test_cartesian-3.11(dace, cpu)",
     "test_cartesian-3.12(internal, cpu)",
     "test_cartesian-3.12(dace, cpu)",
     "test_cartesian-3.13(internal, cpu)",
     "test_cartesian-3.13(dace, cpu)",
-    "test_eve-3.10",
     "test_eve-3.11",
     "test_eve-3.12",
     "test_eve-3.13",
-    "test_next-3.10(internal, cpu, nomesh)",
-    "test_next-3.10(dace, cpu, nomesh)",
     "test_next-3.11(internal, cpu, nomesh)",
     "test_next-3.11(dace, cpu, nomesh)",
     "test_next-3.12(internal, cpu, nomesh)",
     "test_next-3.12(dace, cpu, nomesh)",
     "test_next-3.13(internal, cpu, nomesh)",
     "test_next-3.13(dace, cpu, nomesh)",
-    "test_package-3.10",
     "test_package-3.11",
     "test_package-3.12",
     "test_package-3.13",
-    "test_storage-3.10(cpu)",
     "test_storage-3.11(cpu)",
     "test_storage-3.12(cpu)",
     "test_storage-3.13(cpu)",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 30bce9b275..7387d330c9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ classifiers = [
   'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
   'Operating System :: POSIX',
   'Programming Language :: Python',
-  'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
   'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
   'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
   'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13',
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ license = 'BSD-3-Clause'
 license-files = ['LICENSE']
 name = 'gt4py'
 readme = 'README.md'
-requires-python = '>=3.10, <3.14'
+requires-python = '>=3.11, <3.14'
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 cartesian = ['gt4py[jax,standard,testing]']
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ line-length = 100  # It should be the same as in `tool.black.line-length` above
 respect-gitignore = true
 show-fixes = true
 # show-source = true
-target-version = 'py310'
+target-version = 'py311'
 
 [tool.ruff.format]
 docstring-code-format = true
diff --git a/scripts/update.py b/scripts/update.py
index 08d28c9928..5a3883f1d4 100755
--- a/scripts/update.py
+++ b/scripts/update.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 import enum
 import re
 import subprocess
+import tomllib
 
 import rich
-import tomllib
 import typer
 
 from . import _common as common
diff --git a/src/gt4py/cartesian/frontend/gtscript_frontend.py b/src/gt4py/cartesian/frontend/gtscript_frontend.py
index f4dd4dcb3b..7be3ce883d 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/cartesian/frontend/gtscript_frontend.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/cartesian/frontend/gtscript_frontend.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 from gt4py.cartesian.utils import meta as gt_meta
 
 
-PYTHON_AST_VERSION: Final = (3, 10)
+PYTHON_AST_VERSION: Final = (3, 11)
 
 
 class AssertionChecker(ast.NodeTransformer):
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/constructors.py b/src/gt4py/next/constructors.py
index 14adb85d0a..377c2ad2ea 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/constructors.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/constructors.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def as_connectivity(
     domain: common.DomainLike | Sequence[common.Dimension],
     codomain: common.Dimension,
     data: core_defs.NDArrayObject,
-    dtype: Optional[core_defs.DType] = None,
+    dtype: Optional[core_defs.DTypeLike] = None,
     *,
     allocator: Optional[next_allocators.FieldBufferAllocationUtil] = None,
     device: Optional[core_defs.Device] = None,
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 8272858f02..692318d1f3 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version = 1
 revision = 3
-requires-python = ">=3.10, <3.14"
+requires-python = ">=3.11, <3.14"
 resolution-markers = [
     "python_full_version >= '3.13'",
     "python_full_version == '3.12.*'",