diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 63229986f..47160bae9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Ref: https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/declaring-project-metadata/
 # and https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/pyproject_config.html
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools >= 75.3.0, < 83.0.0", "wheel ~= 0.42"]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 75.3.0, < 84.0.0", "wheel ~= 0.42"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
@@ -27,17 +27,23 @@ authors = [
   { name = "codejedi365", email = "codejedi365@gmail.com" },
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "click >= 8.1.0, < 9.0.0",
-  "click-option-group ~= 0.5",
+  "click ~= 8.1.0; python_version == '3.8'",
+  "click ~= 8.1.0; python_version == '3.9'",
+  "click ~= 8.1.0, < 8.5.0; python_version >= '3.10'",
+  "click-option-group ~= 0.5.0",
   "gitpython ~= 3.0",
   "requests ~= 2.25",
   "jinja2 ~= 3.1",
-  "python-gitlab >= 4.0.0, < 9.0.0",
-  "tomlkit ~= 0.13.0",
+  "python-gitlab ~= 4.0; python_version == '3.8'",
+  "python-gitlab >= 4.0.0, < 7.0.0; python_version == '3.9'",
+  "python-gitlab >= 4.0.0, < 9.0.0; python_version >= '3.10'",
+  "tomlkit ~= 0.13.0; python_version == '3.8'",
+  "tomlkit ~= 0.15.0; python_version >= '3.9'",
   "dotty-dict ~= 1.3",
-  "importlib-resources ~= 6.0",
+  "importlib-resources ~= 6.0; python_version == '3.8'",  # add backport for Python 3.8
   "pydantic ~= 2.0",
-  "rich ~= 14.0",
+  "rich ~= 14.0; python_version == '3.8'",
+  "rich ~= 15.0; python_version >= '3.9'",
   "shellingham ~= 1.5",
   "Deprecated ~= 1.2",  # Backport of deprecated decorator for python 3.8
 ]
@@ -57,7 +63,8 @@ repository = "http://github.com/python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release.
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 build = [
   "build ~= 1.2",
-  "tomlkit ~= 0.13.0",
+  "tomlkit ~= 0.13.0; python_version == '3.8'",
+  "tomlkit ~= 0.15.0; python_version >= '3.9'",
 ]
 docs = [
   "Sphinx ~= 7.4",
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ dev = [
 mypy = [
   "mypy >= 1.14.1, < 2.0.0",
   "types-Deprecated ~= 1.2",
-  "types-requests ~= 2.32.0",
+  "types-requests >= 2.32.0, < 3.0.0",
   "types-pyyaml ~= 6.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/cli/changelog_writer.py b/src/semantic_release/cli/changelog_writer.py
index 65e387896..b61f70367 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/cli/changelog_writer.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/cli/changelog_writer.py
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-# NOTE: use backport with newer API than stdlib
-from importlib_resources import files
+try:
+    from importlib.resources import files  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+except ImportError:
+    # NOTE: for 3.8, use backport with newer API than stdlib
+    from importlib_resources import files
 
 import semantic_release
 from semantic_release.changelog.context import (
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/example_project.py b/tests/fixtures/example_project.py
index bf1bf6307..50a717429 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/example_project.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/example_project.py
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 import pytest
 import tomlkit
 
-# NOTE: use backport with newer API
-from importlib_resources import files
+try:
+    from importlib.resources import files  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+except ImportError:
+    # NOTE: for 3.8, use backport with newer API than stdlib
+    from importlib_resources import files
 
 import semantic_release
 from semantic_release.cli.config import (
diff --git a/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_default_changelog.py b/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_default_changelog.py
index 6e42f7fad..1eefe69db 100644
--- a/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_default_changelog.py
+++ b/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_default_changelog.py
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-# NOTE: use backport with newer API
-from importlib_resources import files
+try:
+    from importlib.resources import files  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+except ImportError:
+    # NOTE: for 3.8, use backport with newer API than stdlib
+    from importlib_resources import files
 
 import semantic_release
 from semantic_release.changelog.context import ChangelogMode, make_changelog_context
diff --git a/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_release_notes.py b/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_release_notes.py
index 02f217bf1..600d8199e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_release_notes.py
+++ b/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_release_notes.py
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-# NOTE: use backport with newer API to support 3.7
-from importlib_resources import files
+try:
+    from importlib.resources import files  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+except ImportError:
+    # NOTE: for 3.8, use backport with newer API than stdlib
+    from importlib_resources import files
 
 import semantic_release
 from semantic_release.cli.changelog_writer import generate_release_notes