diff --git a/.github/workflows/jwa_backend_unittests.yaml b/.github/workflows/jwa_backend_unittests.yaml
index 184634a7b..933b4d56c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jwa_backend_unittests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jwa_backend_unittests.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.7"
+          python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: Setup Python environment
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/python_lint.yaml
index aa0a60586..034027bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_lint.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout source repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python environment 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.8"
+          python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: flake8 Lint
         uses: py-actions/flake8@v2
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/common/README.md b/components/crud-web-apps/common/README.md
index 5e33cf788..fc1160673 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/common/README.md
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/common/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ In order to build a Docker image and use this code you coud build a wheel and th
 
 ```dockerfile
 ### Docker
-FROM python:3.7 AS backend-kubeflow-wheel
+FROM python:3.12 AS backend-kubeflow-wheel
 
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY ./components/crud-web-apps/common/backend .
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RUN python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
 
 ...
 # Web App
-FROM python:3.7
+FROM python:3.12
 
 WORKDIR /package
 COPY --from=backend-kubeflow-wheel /src .
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/__init__.py b/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/__init__.py
index 9a2356ab2..6f46b0872 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def create_app(name, static_folder, config):
 
     if (config.ENV == BackendMode.DEVELOPMENT.value
             or config.ENV == BackendMode.DEVELOPMENT_FULL.value):  # noqa: W503
-        log.warn("RUNNING IN DEVELOPMENT MODE")
+        log.warning("RUNNING IN DEVELOPMENT MODE")
 
     # Register all the blueprints
     app.register_blueprint(authn_bp)
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/config.py b/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/config.py
index 052999904..c412adc52 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/config.py
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/config.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class DevConfig(Config):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super()
-        log.warn("RUNNING IN DEVELOPMENT MODE")
+        log.warning("RUNNING IN DEVELOPMENT MODE")
 
 
 class ProdConfig(Config):
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/requirements.txt b/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 36f7b6f81..000000000
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Flask==1.1.1
-Flask-API==2.0
-kubernetes==10.0.1
-requests==2.22.0
-urllib3==1.26.18
-Werkzeug==0.16.0
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/setup.py b/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/setup.py
index d98ba45a4..5e52ef05a 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/setup.py
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/setup.py
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import setuptools
 
 REQUIRES = [
-    "Flask >= 1.1.1",
+    "Flask >= 2.3.2",
     "Flask-API >= 2.0",
-    "kubernetes == 22.6.0",
-    "requests >= 2.22.0",
-    "urllib3 >= 1.25.7",
-    "Werkzeug >= 0.16.0",
+    "kubernetes == 34.1.0",
+    "requests",
+    "urllib3",
+    "Werkzeug >= 3.0.6",
     "Flask-Cors >= 3.0.8",
     "gevent",
     "prometheus-flask-exporter >= 0.23.1",
-    "importlib-metadata >= 1.0;python_version<'3.8'",
 ]
 
 setuptools.setup(
@@ -27,5 +26,5 @@
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires=">=3.12",
 )
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/Dockerfile b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/Dockerfile
index 7fd3c169c..bed75fc8b 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # --- Build the backend kubeflow-wheel ---
-FROM python:3.10-slim AS backend-kubeflow-wheel
+# Python 3.12 upgrade
+FROM python:3.12-slim AS backend-kubeflow-wheel
 
 WORKDIR /src
 
 COPY ./common/backend/ .
-RUN python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools wheel && \
+    python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
 
 # --- Build the frontend kubeflow library ---
 FROM node:16.20.2-bullseye as frontend-kubeflow-lib
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ COPY --from=frontend-kubeflow-lib /src/dist/kubeflow/ ./node_modules/kubeflow/
 RUN npm run build -- --output-path=./dist/default --configuration=production
 
 # Web App
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 WORKDIR /package
 COPY --from=backend-kubeflow-wheel /src .
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/README.md b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/README.md
index d32778de6..8071cddae 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/README.md
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ with a [configmap](./manifests/base/configs/logos-configmap.yaml) to make it eas
 
 Requirements:
 * node 16.20.2
-* python 3.8
+* python 3.12
 
 ### Frontend
 
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ cd components/crud-web-apps/jupyter
 
 # create a virtual env and install deps
 # https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/
-python3.8 -m pip install --user virtualenv
-python3.8 -m venv web-apps-dev
+python3.12 -m pip install --user virtualenv
+python3.12 -m venv web-apps-dev
 source web-apps-dev/bin/activate
 
 # install the deps on the activated virtual env
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/Dockerfile b/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/Dockerfile
index bd060c7ca..441f21c32 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # --- Build the backend kubeflow-wheel ---
-FROM python:3.10-slim AS backend-kubeflow-wheel
+# Python 3.12 upgrade
+FROM python:3.12-slim AS backend-kubeflow-wheel
 
 WORKDIR /src
 
 COPY ./common/backend/ .
-RUN python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools wheel && \
+    python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
 
 # --- Build the frontend kubeflow library ---
 FROM node:16.20.2-bullseye as frontend-kubeflow-lib
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ COPY --from=frontend-kubeflow-lib /src/dist/kubeflow/ ./node_modules/kubeflow/
 RUN npm run build -- --output-path=./dist --configuration=production
 
 # Web App
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 WORKDIR /package
 COPY --from=backend-kubeflow-wheel /src .
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/README.md b/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/README.md
index 7a14c84df..f31687cd1 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/README.md
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This web app is responsible for allowing the user to manipulate Tensorboard inst
 
 Requirements:
 * node 16.20.2
-* python 3.8
+* python 3.12
 
 ### Frontend
 
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ npm run build:watch
 # create a virtual env and install deps
 # https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/
 cd component/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/backend
-python3.8 -m pip install --user virtualenv
-python3.8 -m venv web-apps-dev
+python3.12 -m pip install --user virtualenv
+python3.12 -m venv web-apps-dev
 source web-apps-dev/bin/activate
 
 # install the deps on the activated virtual env
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/Dockerfile b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/Dockerfile
index ba6dbbc1d..17dd90b42 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # --- Build the backend kubeflow-wheel ---
-FROM python:3.10-slim AS backend-kubeflow-wheel
+# Python 3.12 upgrade
+FROM python:3.12-slim AS backend-kubeflow-wheel
 
 WORKDIR /src
 
 COPY ./common/backend/ .
-RUN python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools wheel && \
+    python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
 
 # --- Build the frontend kubeflow library ---
 FROM node:16.20.2-bullseye as frontend-kubeflow-lib
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ COPY --from=frontend-kubeflow-lib /src/dist/kubeflow/ ./node_modules/kubeflow/
 RUN npm run build -- --output-path=./dist/default --configuration=production
 
 # Web App
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 WORKDIR /package
 COPY --from=backend-kubeflow-wheel /src .
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/README.md b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/README.md
index 701aa53e3..d2fafd367 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/README.md
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This web app is responsible for allowing the user to manipulate PVCs in their Ku
 
 Requirements:
 * node 16.20.2
-* python 3.8
+* python 3.12
 
 ### Frontend
 
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ npm run build:watch
 # create a virtual env and install deps
 # https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/
 cd component/crud-web-apps/volumes/backend
-python3.8 -m pip install --user virtualenv
-python3.8 -m venv web-apps-dev
+python3.12 -m pip install --user virtualenv
+python3.12 -m venv web-apps-dev
 source web-apps-dev/bin/activate
 
 # install the deps on the activated virtual env