diff --git a/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml b/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
index 80506189fc6..995ff43e38d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: Create ScanCode release archives, then test and publish to GH and PyPI
  # Summary of the steps:
  # - Build wheel and sdist for the "main" scancode, then build these for the "mini" flavor
  #  - test each wheel and sdist on every possible OS x Python version combinations
- # - Build release app archives, one for each of linux, windows, macos on Python 3.8
+ # - Build release app archives, one for each of linux, windows, macos on Python 3.9 to 3.12
  #  - test each on its target OS and Python version
  # - Create gh-release and upload app archives to release
  # - Upload all wheels and sdist to PyPI
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-       pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python on ${{ matrix.pyver }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-       pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
 
       - name: Set up Python on ${{ matrix.pyver }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -134,10 +135,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-       pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
 
       - name: Set up Python on ${{ matrix.pyver }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -168,10 +170,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-       pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
 
       - name: Set up Python on ${{ matrix.pyver }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -202,7 +205,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -235,11 +239,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-22.04, macos-12, macos-13]
-        pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04, macos-12, macos-13]
+        pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -282,10 +286,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
        os: [windows-2019, windows-2022]
-       pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -326,11 +330,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-22.04]
-        pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04]
+        pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -368,10 +372,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [macos-12, macos-13]
-        pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -409,10 +413,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [windows-2019, windows-2022]
-        pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -457,12 +461,6 @@ jobs:
           name: source_app
           path: dist
 
-      - name: Download a single artifact macos_app for python 3.8
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: macos_app_py_3.8
-          path: dist
-
       - name: Download a single artifact macos_app for python 3.9
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -487,12 +485,6 @@ jobs:
           name: macos_app_py_3.12
           path: dist
 
-      - name: Download a single artifact linux_app for python 3.8
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: linux_app_py_3.8
-          path: dist
-
       - name: Download a single artifact linux_app for python 3.9
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -517,12 +509,6 @@ jobs:
           name: linux_app_py_3.12
           path: dist
 
-      - name: Download a single artifact windows_app for python 3.8
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: windows_app_py_3.8
-          path: dist
-
       - name: Download a single artifact windows_app for python 3.9
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -573,13 +559,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        dist_names: ["wheels-3.8", "wheels-3.9", "wheels-3.10", "wheels-3.11", "wheels-3.12", sdists]
+        dist_names: ["wheels-3.9", "wheels-3.10", "wheels-3.11", "wheels-3.12", sdists]
 
     steps:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Download a single artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 921762fd424..ec6546f4d41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ v33.0.0 (next next, roadmap)
   of these in other summary plugins.
   See https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/1745
 
+v32.3.0 - 2024-10-21
+--------------------
+
 Major API/other changes:
 
 - Output Format Version updated to 4.0.0 (major version bump)
@@ -74,6 +77,15 @@ Changes in Output Data Structure:
 
 - Fix Python ``SyntaxWarning`` in textcode module.
 
+- Improve python, npm, yarn, go package detections:
+  https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit/pull/3857
+  https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit/pull/3869
+  https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit/pull/3943
+  https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit/pull/3894
+
+- Drop python 3.8 support as this is end of life. Please use older releases if you
+  are using python 3.8 but this is not recommended.
+
 v32.2.1 - 2024-07-02
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/INSTALL.rst b/INSTALL.rst
index e3b8ab1f415..9e34a869e20 100644
--- a/INSTALL.rst
+++ b/INSTALL.rst
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ Prerequisites
 -------------
 
 Before installing ScanCode make sure you have  installed these prerequisites.
-The main one is to have Python installed version 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 or 3.12
+The main one is to have Python installed version 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 or 3.12
 
-- For Linux(Ubuntu): ``sudo apt install python3.8-dev bzip2 xz-utils zlib1g libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev``
+- For Linux(Ubuntu): ``sudo apt install python3.9-dev bzip2 xz-utils zlib1g libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev``
 - For MacOS: Install Python 3.x from https://www.python.org/
 - For Windows: Install Python 3.x from https://www.python.org/  using the 64 bits amd64 variant
 - For FreeBSD: (this needs to be documented)
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1860d46b490..b660c05473b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -139,15 +139,15 @@ Installation
 ============
 
 Before installing ScanCode make sure that you have installed the prerequisites
-properly. This means installing Python 3.8 for x86/64 architectures.
-We support Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12.
+properly. This means installing Python 3.9 for x86/64 architectures.
+We support Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12.
 
 See `prerequisites <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-started/install.html#prerequisites>`_
 for detailed information on the support platforms and Python versions.
 
 There are a few common ways to `install ScanCode <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-started/install.html>`_.
 
-- `**Installation as an application: Install Python 3.8, download a release archive, extract and run**. 
+- `**Installation as an application: Install Python 3.9, download a release archive, extract and run**. 
   <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-started/install.html#installation-as-an-application-downloading-releases>`_
   This is the recommended installation method.
 
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 65bf09d0411..d6348b0d529 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           job_name: ubuntu20_cpython
           image_name: ubuntu-20.04
           python_architecture: x64
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py --reruns 2
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           job_name: ubuntu22_cpython
           image_name: ubuntu-22.04
           python_architecture: x64
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py --reruns 2
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: macos12_cpython
           image_name: macOS-12
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           python_architecture: x64
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py --reruns 2
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: macos13_cpython
           image_name: macOS-13
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py --reruns 2
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: win2019_cpython_1
           image_name: windows-2019
-          python_versions: ['3.8']
+          python_versions: ['3.9']
           python_architecture: x64
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs tests\scancode\test_cli.py --reruns 2
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
           job_name: win2022_cpython
           image_name: windows-2022
           python_architecture: x64
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs tests\scancode\test_cli.py --reruns 2
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: win2022_cpython_1
           image_name: windows-2022
-          python_versions: ['3.8']
+          python_versions: ['3.9']
           python_architecture: x64
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs tests\scancode\test_cli.py --reruns 2
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: win2022_cpython_2
           image_name: windows-2022
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           python_architecture: x64
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs tests\scancode\test_cli.py --reruns 2
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: ubuntu20_test_all_supported_click_versions
           image_name: ubuntu-20.04
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           python_architecture: x64
           test_suites:
               click_versions: |
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: ubuntu22_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: ubuntu-22.04
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] && venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: ubuntu20_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: ubuntu-20.04
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] && venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py
   
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: macos12_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: macos-12
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] && venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: macos13_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: macos-13
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] && venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: win2019_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: windows-2019
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] &&  venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs  tests\scancode\test_cli.py
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: win2022_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: windows-2022
-          python_versions: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] &&  venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs  tests\scancode\test_cli.py
 
diff --git a/docs/source/contribute/contrib_dev.rst b/docs/source/contribute/contrib_dev.rst
index af9b010e5dd..1f6c1f94dee 100644
--- a/docs/source/contribute/contrib_dev.rst
+++ b/docs/source/contribute/contrib_dev.rst
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ recursive dependencies.
 
 There are utility scripts in ``etc/release`` that can help with the dependencies
 management process in particular to build or update wheels with native code for
-multiple OSes (Linux, macOS and Windows) and multiple Python versions (3.8+),
+multiple OSes (Linux, macOS and Windows) and multiple Python versions (3.9+),
 which is not a completely simple operation (and requires eventually 12 wheels
 and one source distribution to be published as we support 3 OSes and 5 Python
 versions).
diff --git a/docs/source/getting-started/install.rst b/docs/source/getting-started/install.rst
index a91cdd23e36..14620c77525 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting-started/install.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting-started/install.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ For advanced usage and experienced users, you can also use any of these mode:
 Before Installing
 -----------------
 
-- ScanCode requires a Python version between 3.8 to 3.12 and is
+- ScanCode requires a Python version between 3.9 to 3.12 and is
   tested on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It should work fine on FreeBSD.
 
 .. _system_requirements:
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ System Requirements
 Prerequisites
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-ScanCode needs a Python 3.8+ interpreter; We support all Python versions from
-3.8 to 3.12. The default version for the application archives is Python 3.8
+ScanCode needs a Python 3.9+ interpreter; We support all Python versions from
+3.9 to 3.12. The default version for the application archives is Python 3.9
 
 - **On Linux**:
 
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ ScanCode needs a Python 3.8+ interpreter; We support all Python versions from
 
     - On RPM-based distros run::
 
-          sudo yum install python3.8-devel zlib bzip2-libs xz-libs libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libpopt0
+          sudo yum install python3.9-devel zlib bzip2-libs xz-libs libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libpopt0
 
     - On Fedora 22 and later run::
 
-          sudo dnf install python3.8-devel xz-libs zlib libxml2-devel libxslt-devel bzip2-libs libpopt0
+          sudo dnf install python3.9-devel xz-libs zlib libxml2-devel libxslt-devel bzip2-libs libpopt0
 
 
     If these packages are not available from your package manager, you must
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ ScanCode needs a Python 3.8+ interpreter; We support all Python versions from
 
 - **On Mac**:
 
-    The default Python 3 provided with macOS is 3.8.
-    Alternatively you can download and install Python 3.8 from https://www.python.org/
+    The default Python 3 provided with macOS is 3.9.
+    Alternatively you can download and install Python 3.9 from https://www.python.org/
 
 
 - **On Windows**:
 
-    Download and install Python 3.8 from https://www.python.org/
+    Download and install Python 3.9 from https://www.python.org/
 
     .. Note::
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ under assets options.
 
     ScanCode app archives come with packaged with all required dependencies except
     for Python that has to be downloaded and installed separately.
-    On more recent versions of Ubuntu, you will have to install Python 3.8 manually.
+    On more recent versions of Ubuntu, you will have to install Python 3.9 manually.
     One possibility is to use the Deadsnakes PPA (Personal Package Archive) which is
     a project that provides older Python version builds for Debian and Ubuntu and is
     available at https://github.com/deadsnakes/ and https://launchpad.net/~deadsnakes/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ under assets options.
 
         sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
         sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa --yes
-        sudo apt-get install python3.8 python3.8-distutils
+        sudo apt-get install python3.9 python3.9-distutils
 
 
 Installation on Linux and Mac
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bc1db1fa341..38dfdc65b7c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ importlib-metadata==4.12.0
 inflection==0.5.1
 intbitset==3.1.0
 isodate==0.6.1
-jaraco.functools==3.5.1
+jaraco.functools==4.1.0
 javaproperties==0.8.1
 Jinja2==3.1.3
 jsonstreams==0.6.0
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ MarkupSafe==2.1.5
 more-itertools==8.13.0
 normality==2.3.3
 packageurl-python==0.15.0
-packaging==21.3
+packaging==24.1
 packvers==21.5
 parameter-expansion-patched==0.3.1
 pdfminer.six==20220524
diff --git a/setup-mini.cfg b/setup-mini.cfg
index 0465d2e581a..e435bd76c75 100644
--- a/setup-mini.cfg
+++ b/setup-mini.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = scancode-toolkit-mini
-version = 32.2.1
+version = 32.3.0
 license = Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0 AND LicenseRef-scancode-other-permissive AND LicenseRef-scancode-other-copyleft
 
 # description must be on ONE line https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1390
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifiers =
     Intended Audience :: Developers
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ zip_safe = false
 py_modules =
     scancode_config
 
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 
 install_requires =
     attrs >= 18.1,!=20.1.0;python_version<'3.11'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4174b422cdd..b73f1d931db 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = scancode-toolkit
-version = 32.2.1
+version = 32.3.0
 license = Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0 AND LicenseRef-scancode-other-permissive AND LicenseRef-scancode-other-copyleft
 
 # description must be on ONE line https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1390
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifiers =
     Intended Audience :: Developers
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ zip_safe = false
 py_modules =
     scancode_config
 
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 
 install_requires =
     attrs >= 18.1,!=20.1.0;python_version<'3.11'
diff --git a/src/scancode_config.py b/src/scancode_config.py
index 5c5e27ef04b..fe146456ef2 100644
--- a/src/scancode_config.py
+++ b/src/scancode_config.py
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ def _create_dir(location):
 # 4. hardcoded This is the default, fallback version in case package is not installed or we
 # do not have a proper version otherwise.
 if not __version__:
-    __version__ = '32.2.1'
+    __version__ = '32.3.0'
 
 #######################
 # used to warn user when the version is out of date
 # this is (year, month, day)
-__release_date__ = datetime.datetime(2024, 7, 2)
+__release_date__ = datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 21)
 
 # See https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/2653 for more information
 # on the data format version
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/pypi/requirements_txt/invalid_spec/output.expected.json b/tests/packagedcode/data/pypi/requirements_txt/invalid_spec/output.expected.json
index 1ce72156d8f..9de4315d61e 100644
--- a/tests/packagedcode/data/pypi/requirements_txt/invalid_spec/output.expected.json
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/pypi/requirements_txt/invalid_spec/output.expected.json
@@ -36,30 +36,7 @@
     "is_private": false,
     "is_virtual": false,
     "extra_data": {},
-    "dependencies": [
-      {
-        "purl": "pkg:pypi/test",
-        "extracted_requirement": "test>>1.2.0",
-        "scope": "install",
-        "is_runtime": true,
-        "is_optional": false,
-        "is_pinned": false,
-        "is_direct": true,
-        "resolved_package": {},
-        "extra_data": {
-          "is_editable": false,
-          "link": null,
-          "hash_options": [],
-          "is_constraint": false,
-          "is_archive": null,
-          "is_wheel": false,
-          "is_url": null,
-          "is_vcs_url": null,
-          "is_name_at_url": false,
-          "is_local_path": null
-        }
-      }
-    ],
+    "dependencies": [],
     "repository_homepage_url": null,
     "repository_download_url": null,
     "api_data_url": null,