diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d95487b..8b42f08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
-        cython-version: ["0.29", "3"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
         os: [ubuntu-24.04]
-        exclude:
-          - python-version: "3.13"
-            cython-version: "0.29"
-          - python-version: "3.14"
-            cython-version: "0.29"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -37,12 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Python dependencies (misc)
         run: pip install setuptools pytest sphinx
 
-      - name: Install Python dependencies (Cython 0.29)
-        if: ${{ matrix.cython-version == '0.29' }}
-        run: pip install "Cython<3"
-
-      - name: Install Python dependencies (Cython 3.x)
-        if: ${{ matrix.cython-version == '3' }}
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: pip install "Cython>=3"
 
       - name: Test
diff --git a/Changes.rst b/Changes.rst
index b49f05f..39bfb8d 100644
--- a/Changes.rst
+++ b/Changes.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 
 **WARNING**: Python-LLFUSE is no longer actively developed.
 
+Release 1.6.0 (not yet released)
+================================
+
+- Drop Python 3.8 and 3.9 support.
+- Drop testing on Cython 0.29.x
+
+
 Release 1.5.2 (2025-12-22)
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/rst/conf.py b/rst/conf.py
index 7b2bf5d..8c5b968 100644
--- a/rst/conf.py
+++ b/rst/conf.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.5.2'
+version = '1.6.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version + ''
 
diff --git a/rst/install.rst b/rst/install.rst
index 205fe5a..ad8220f 100644
--- a/rst/install.rst
+++ b/rst/install.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Development Version
 
 If you have checked out the unstable development version from the
 repository, a bit more effort is required. You need to also have
-Cython_ (0.29.21 or newer) and Sphinx_ (1.1 or newer) installed, and the
+Cython_ (Version >= 3) and Sphinx_ (1.1 or newer) installed, and the
 necessary commands are::
 
   python setup.py build_cython
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6e09f10..46cc313 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     warnings.simplefilter('default')
 
 
-LLFUSE_VERSION = '1.5.2'
+LLFUSE_VERSION = '1.6.0'
 
 def main():
 
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ def main():
                        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
                        'Programming Language :: Python',
                        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-                       'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-                       'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
                        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
                        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
                        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ def main():
           keywords=['FUSE', 'python' ],
           package_dir={'': 'src'},
           packages=setuptools.find_packages('src'),
-          python_requires='>=3.8',
+          python_requires='>=3.10',
           provides=['llfuse'],
           ext_modules=[Extension('llfuse', c_sources,
                                   extra_compile_args=compile_args,
diff --git a/src/llfuse.h b/src/llfuse.h
index 6e0b5e0..c6c2061 100644
--- a/src/llfuse.h
+++ b/src/llfuse.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ the terms of the GNU LGPL.
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 #define PLATFORM PLATFORM_LINUX
-#elif __FreeBSD_kernel__&&__GLIBC__
+#elif __FreeBSD_kernel__ && __GLIBC__
 #define PLATFORM PLATFORM_LINUX
 #elif __FreeBSD__
 #define PLATFORM PLATFORM_BSD
diff --git a/test/test_api.py b/test/test_api.py
index 733111b..8ff84d4 100755
--- a/test/test_api.py
+++ b/test/test_api.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_xattr():
             llfuse.setxattr(fh.name, key, value)
         except OSError as exc:
             if exc.errno == errno.ENOTSUP:
-                pytest.skip('ACLs not supported for %s' % fh.name)
+                pytest.skip('xattrs not supported for %s' % fh.name)
             raise
         assert _getxattr_helper(fh.name, key) == value