diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_ape_version.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_ape_version.yaml
index 89e17e8..fff6eb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_ape_version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_ape_version.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ jobs:
         version:
           [
             'default',
-            '0.7.0',
-            '==0.7.0',
+            '0.8.10',
+            '==0.8.10',
             'git+https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape.git@main',
           ]
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_plugins.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_plugins.yaml
index 2dba24a..d36197b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_plugins.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_plugins.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           'default_with_version_config',
           'default_without_version_in_config',
           'tokens',
-          'tokens==0.7.0'
+          'tokens==0.8.0'
         ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
           if [[ "${{ matrix.plugins }}" == "default_without_version_in_config" ]]; then
             # Remove the version so it defaults to `. -U`.
-            sed -i 's/version: 0.7.0//g' "ape-config.yaml"
+            sed -i 's/version: 0.8.0//g' "ape-config.yaml"
           fi
 
       - name: Run ape action
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 173257b..23e2782 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This action allows you to use your favorte [`ape`](https://github.com/ApeWorX/ap
 ### `python-version`
 
 **Optional** Overrides the version of python used to run ape.
-Default is using Python `'3.8'`.
+Default is using Python `'3.10'`.
 
 ### `ape-version-pin`
 
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ steps:
   - uses: ApeWorX/github-action@v2
     with:
       python-version: '3.10' # (optional)
-      ape-version-pin: '>=0.7.0' # (optional)
-      ape-plugins-list: 'solidity vyper==0.7.0' # (optional)
+      ape-version-pin: '>=0.8.10' # (optional)
+      ape-plugins-list: 'solidity vyper==0.8.4' # (optional)
   - run: ape test -s
 ```
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a9abb61..a5ec059 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ branding:
 
 inputs:
   python-version:
-    description: 'Override version of python used to run ape- default 3.8'
+    description: 'Override version of python used to run ape- default 3.10'
     required: False
-    default: '3.8'
+    default: '3.10'
   ape-version-pin:
     description: 'Override version of eth-ape, can also use a `git+` prefixed value'
     required: False
diff --git a/ape-config.yaml b/ape-config.yaml
index 41a6f2a..786b1d7 100644
--- a/ape-config.yaml
+++ b/ape-config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # This file exists only as a test for the action.
 plugins:
   - name: tokens
-    version: 0.7.0
+    version: 0.8.0