diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests_ci.yml
index f59467c7..ba1ab192 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests_ci.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
-        pygame-ce-version: ['2.3.2']
+        pygame-ce-version: ['2.4.0']
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4.7.1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5.0.0
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         pygame-ce-version: ${{ matrix.pygame-ce-version }}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         xvfb-run pytest --cov-report=xml --cov=pygame_gui tests/
     - name: Upload to Code Cov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3.1.5
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} #required
 
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: [ '3.11','3.12' ]
-        pygame-ce-version: [ '2.3.2' ]
+        pygame-ce-version: [ '2.4.0' ]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4.7.1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           pygame-ce-version: ${{ matrix.pygame-ce-version }}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pytest --cov-report=xml --cov=pygame_gui tests/
       - name: Upload to Code Cov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3.1.5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} #required
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 850f25a5..38641f98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A GUI system for pygame CE.
 ## Requirements
 
  - Python 3.8+
- - Pygame Community Edition 2.1.4+
+ - Pygame Community Edition 2.4.0+
  - python-i18n (does localization to different languages)
 
 ## How to install
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d65e63a4..1b1af44a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       zip_safe=False,
       python_requires='>=3.8',
       setup_requires=[],
-      install_requires=['pygame-ce>=2.3.2',
+      install_requires=['pygame-ce>=2.4.0',
                         'python-i18n>=0.3.9',
                         'importlib_resources>1.3; python_version < "3.9"'],
       include_package_data=True,