diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-sdist.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-sdist.yaml
index ab689698a4..68463b2b03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-sdist.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-sdist.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish package to PyPI
         if: github.event.action == 'published'
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.7
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.8
         with:
           user: __token__
           password: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}
diff --git a/satpy/tests/writer_tests/test_cf.py b/satpy/tests/writer_tests/test_cf.py
index 2b0a5dfc6c..baeb45a4e4 100644
--- a/satpy/tests/writer_tests/test_cf.py
+++ b/satpy/tests/writer_tests/test_cf.py
@@ -1448,5 +1448,5 @@ def _should_use_compression_keyword():
     versions = _get_backend_versions()
     return (
         versions["libnetcdf"] >= Version("4.9.0") and
-        versions["xarray"] >= Version("2023.7")
+        versions["xarray"] >= Version("2023.8")
     )