diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index c559bf9aaa5..b30d72c3956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           - python-version: '3.11'
             numpy-version: '1.26'
             pandas-version: '=2.2'
-            xarray-version: '=2023.07'
+            xarray-version: '=2023.10'
             optional-packages: ' contextily geopandas ipython pyarrow-core rioxarray netCDF4 sphinx-gallery'
           # Python 3.13 + core packages (latest versions) + optional packages
           - python-version: '3.13'
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 4254ff6965e..9194eaeb035 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
     - ghostscript=10.04.0
     - numpy>=1.26
     - pandas>=2.2
-    - xarray>=2023.07
+    - xarray>=2023.10
     - packaging>=24.2
     # Optional dependencies
     - contextily>=1.5
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 549e372bb02..8dd8a656f01 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
     "numpy>=1.26",
     "pandas>=2.2",
-    "xarray>=2023.07",
+    "xarray>=2023.10",
     "packaging>=24.2",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9a42c5e1896..de229b8acb2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Required packages
 numpy>=1.26
 pandas>=2.2
-xarray>=2023.07
+xarray>=2023.10
 packaging>=24.2