diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index ccc186b..ddf6272 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.12", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/driver.yml b/.gitea/workflows/driver.yml
index 415bf3d..dfd816f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/driver.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/driver.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
       python-versions:
         description: "JSON list of the Python versions the tests run on"
         type: string
-        default: '["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
+        default: '["3.12", "3.13"]'
       pypi-url:
         description: "Upload target; https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ for a dry run"
         type: string
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install the lowest versions the package allows
         run: |
           python -m venv .venv
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9231dce..3ffa955 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), versions fol
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
+- Python 3.12 is the floor: the shared workflow tests on 3.12 and 3.13 by default and
+  runs `lowest` on 3.12, the template declares `requires-python = ">=3.12"` with ruff
+  and mypy targeting 3.12, and the tool itself needs 3.12. netOrk runs every driver in
+  its own containers on 3.12, so older versions are no longer tested. `check` keeps
+  accepting a 3.10 floor until every driver has moved.
 - `check` reports a license given as a TOML table or as a `License ::` classifier:
   setuptools refuses both from 2027-02-18 (PEP 639). The template builds with
   setuptools>=77.
diff --git a/STANDARDS.md b/STANDARDS.md
index 3685c5a..9238d0c 100644
--- a/STANDARDS.md
+++ b/STANDARDS.md
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ release tags:
 | `standard` | `napalm-standard check` (with `--tag` on a tag) and `napalm-standard ratchet` |
 | `lint` | `ruff format --check`, `ruff check` |
 | `types` | `mypy` on the package |
-| `test` | `pytest --cov` on Python 3.10–3.13; the floor is `fail_under` |
+| `test` | `pytest --cov` on Python 3.12 and 3.13; the floor is `fail_under` |
 | `lowest` | the tests again with every direct dependency at its declared floor |
 | `security` | `bandit`, `pip-audit` |
 | `build` | wheel and sdist, `twine check --strict` |
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ release tags:
   names do not change with the package name.
 - **`pyproject.toml`** declares `name`, `version`, `description`, `readme`,
   `license = "Apache-2.0"` (an SPDX string, PEP 639; no table, no `License ::`
-  classifier, `setuptools>=77`), `requires-python = ">=3.10"`, the dependencies, a
+  classifier, `setuptools>=77`), `requires-python = ">=3.12"`, the dependencies, a
   `dev` extra, `[project.urls]` with `Repository` (and `Issues`) on
   `https://git.netork.io/NAPALM/…`, and the `napalm.drivers` entry points.
 - **Dependencies are ranges with true floors.** A driver is a library: it never pins
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 05ac39c..5ba1b15 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Rules, CI and release tooling shared by the drivers of the NAPALM org"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.11"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
 authors = [{ name = "Christian Manivong", email = "christian@manivong.de" }]
 dependencies = ["packaging>=23"]
 
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ napalm_standard = ["py.typed"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100
-target-version = "py311"
+target-version = "py312"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP", "B"]
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.11"
+python_version = "3.12"
 strict = true
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
diff --git a/template/pyproject.toml b/template/pyproject.toml
index de35015..3c85393 100644
--- a/template/pyproject.toml
+++ b/template/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "NAPALM driver for Example switches"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
 authors = [{ name = "Christian Manivong", email = "christian@manivong.de" }]
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ napalm_example = ["py.typed"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100
-target-version = "py310"
+target-version = "py312"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP", "B"]
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP", "B"]
 "tests/**" = ["E501"]
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.10"
+python_version = "3.12"
 strict = true
 # napalm itself is untyped, so every driver subclasses Any.
 disallow_subclassing_any = false