diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e5cde27e..a0fa3c9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches: [master]
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - '**'
+      - "**"
   workflow_dispatch:
-    branches:
-    - '**'
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -22,26 +20,26 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version:
-        - '3.12'
+          - "3.12"
         toxenv: [py, quality]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-    - name: Install pip
-      run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
+      - name: Install pip
+        run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
 
-    - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
 
-    - name: Run Tests
-      env:
-        TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
-      run: tox
+      - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
+        run: tox
 
   # Tests that used to be in the cookiecutter-django-ida Makefile but
   # that have not yet been moved into the regular unit tests (which
@@ -52,50 +50,50 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version:
-        - '3.12'
+          - "3.12"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Generate demo project
-      run: |
-        make requirements
-        cookiecutter cookiecutter-django-ida --no-input
-
-    - name: "Post-gen: Virtualenv, and set up requirements"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        virtualenv .venv
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-
-        make upgrade # TODO should be part of initial cookiecutter setup
-        make requirements
-
-    - name: "Post-gen: Migrations"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-        python manage.py makemigrations
-        make migrate
-
-    - name: "Quality checks"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-        make validate
-
-    - name: "Ensure translations can be compiled"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-        sudo apt install gettext # required for msguniq, called by makemessages management command
-        make fake_translations
-
-    - name: "Ensure docker can build a container"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-        docker build . --target app
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Generate demo project
+        run: |
+          make requirements
+          cookiecutter cookiecutter-django-ida --no-input
+
+      - name: "Post-gen: Virtualenv, and set up requirements"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          virtualenv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+
+          make upgrade # TODO should be part of initial cookiecutter setup
+          make requirements
+
+      - name: "Post-gen: Migrations"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python manage.py makemigrations
+          make migrate
+
+      - name: "Quality checks"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          make validate
+
+      - name: "Ensure translations can be compiled"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          sudo apt install gettext # required for msguniq, called by makemessages management command
+          make fake_translations
+
+      - name: "Ensure docker can build a container"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          docker build . --target app
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 255ac097..a4b95c43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ Change Log
    This file loosely adheres to the structure of https://keepachangelog.com/,
    but in reStructuredText instead of Markdown.
 
+2024-08-03
+**********
+
+- Dropped support for Python 3.8 and Django 3.2
+
 2024-05-25
 **********
 
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-app/README.rst b/cookiecutter-django-app/README.rst
index 72328c89..def2a8b6 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-app/README.rst
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-app/README.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Enter the project and take a look around:
     ls
 
 Generate a virtualenv and generate requirements files with dependencies
-pinned to current versions (make sure you're using pip 9.0.2+ and Python 3.8):
+pinned to current versions (make sure you're using pip 23.2+ and Python 3.12):
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0b0f4d05..a48f3567 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - '**'
-
+      - "**"
 
 jobs:
   run_tests:
@@ -15,31 +14,30 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8']
-        toxenv: [quality, docs, pii_check, django32, django40]
-
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+        toxenv: [quality, docs, pii_check, django42]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Install pip
-      run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
-
-    - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
-
-    - name: Run Tests
-      env:
-        TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
-      run: tox
-
-    - name: Run coverage
-      if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && matrix.toxenv == 'django32'
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-        flags: unittests
-        fail_ci_if_error: true
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install pip
+        run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
+        run: tox
+
+      - name: Run coverage
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.12' && matrix.toxenv == 'django42'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          flags: unittests
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-ida/README.rst b/cookiecutter-django-ida/README.rst
index f59f422d..2e854c49 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-ida/README.rst
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-ida/README.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ A cookiecutter_ template for Open edX Django projects.
 
 .. _cookiecutter: https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html
 
-**This template produces a Python 3.8 project.**
+**This template produces a Python 3.12 project.**
 
 This cookiecutter template is intended for new edX independently deployable apps (IDAs). It includes the following packages:
 
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
index ee6440a2..5978ec79 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.12
 
     - name: Install pip
       run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/Dockerfile b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/Dockerfile
index dffdcbe4..05cd8c60 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/Dockerfile
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:focal as app
 # If you add a package here please include a comment above describing what it is used for
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -qy install --no-install-recommends \
  language-pack-en locales \
- python3.8 python3-dev python3-pip \
+ python3.12 python3-dev python3-pip \
  # The mysqlclient Python package has install-time dependencies
  libmysqlclient-dev libssl-dev pkg-config \
  gcc
diff --git a/cookiecutter-python-library/README.rst b/cookiecutter-python-library/README.rst
index f707d231..78c9c41a 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-python-library/README.rst
+++ b/cookiecutter-python-library/README.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ A cookiecutter_ template for edX python projects. For django-related cookiecutte
 
 .. _cookiecutter: https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html
 
-**This template produces a Python 3.8 project.**
+**This template produces a Python 3.12 project.**
 
 This cookiecutter template is intended for new edX python libraries.
 
diff --git a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2bb499af..432f3798 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - '**'
-
+      - "**"
 
 jobs:
   run_tests:
@@ -15,31 +14,30 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8']
-        toxenv: [quality, docs, django32, django40]
-
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+        toxenv: [quality, docs, django42]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Install pip
-      run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
-
-    - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
-
-    - name: Run Tests
-      env:
-        TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
-      run: tox
-
-    - name: Run coverage
-      if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && matrix.toxenv == 'django32'
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-        flags: unittests
-        fail_ci_if_error: true
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install pip
+        run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
+        run: tox
+
+      - name: Run coverage
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.12' && matrix.toxenv == 'django42'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          flags: unittests
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
diff --git a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/Makefile b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/Makefile
index 1fdbc3cc..20802d1d 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/Makefile
+++ b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ dev.build:
 dev.run: dev.clean dev.build ## Clean, build and run test image
 	docker run -p 8000:8000 -v $(CURDIR):/usr/local/src/$(REPO_NAME) --name $(REPO_NAME)-dev $(REPO_NAME)-dev
 
+dev.stop: ## Stop the running container
+	docker stop $(REPO_NAME)-dev
+
+dev.migrate: ## Run migrations in the container
+	docker exec -it $(REPO_NAME)-dev python manage.py migrate
+
+dev.logs: ## View logs from the container
+	docker logs -f $(REPO_NAME)-dev
+
+dev.exec: ## Execute to the dev container
+	docker exec -it $(REPO_NAME)-dev /bin/bash
+
 ## Localization targets
 
 extract_translations: ## extract strings to be translated, outputting .po files
diff --git a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.in b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.in
index 4def84e7..42ea69ff 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.in
+++ b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.in
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ django-statici18n
 edx-i18n-tools
 Mako
 XBlock 
-xblock-utils
diff --git a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.py b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.py
index d569a372..9e380136 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.py
+++ b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 """TO-DO: Write a description of what this XBlock is."""
 
-import pkg_resources
+import os
+from importlib import resources
+
 from django.utils import translation
 from web_fragments.fragment import Fragment
 from xblock.core import XBlock
 from xblock.fields import Integer, Scope
-from xblockutils.resources import ResourceLoader
+from xblock.utils.resources import ResourceLoader
+
+resource_loader = ResourceLoader(__name__)
 
 
 class {{cookiecutter.class_name}}(XBlock):
@@ -23,9 +27,11 @@ class {{cookiecutter.class_name}}(XBlock):
     )
 
     def resource_string(self, path):
-        """Handy helper for getting resources from our kit."""
-        data = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, path)
-        return data.decode("utf8")
+        """
+        Retrieve string contents for the file path
+        """
+        path = os.path.join('static', path)
+        return resource_loader.load_unicode(path)
 
     # TO-DO: change this view to display your data your own way.
     def student_view(self, context=None):
@@ -34,16 +40,16 @@ def student_view(self, context=None):
         """
         if context:
             pass  # TO-DO: do something based on the context.
-        html = self.resource_string("static/html/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.html")
+        html = self.resource_string("html/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.html")
         frag = Fragment(html.format(self=self))
-        frag.add_css(self.resource_string("static/css/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.css"))
+        frag.add_css(self.resource_string("css/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.css"))
 
         # Add i18n js
         statici18n_js_url = self._get_statici18n_js_url()
         if statici18n_js_url:
             frag.add_javascript_url(self.runtime.local_resource_url(self, statici18n_js_url))
 
-        frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string("static/js/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.js"))
+        frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string("js/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.js"))
         frag.initialize_js('{{cookiecutter.class_name}}')
         return frag
 
@@ -90,13 +96,12 @@ def _get_statici18n_js_url():
         locale_code = translation.get_language()
         if locale_code is None:
             return None
-        text_js = 'public/js/translations/{locale_code}/text.js'
+        text_js = 'static/js/translations/{locale_code}/text.js'
         lang_code = locale_code.split('-')[0]
         for code in (locale_code, lang_code, 'en'):
-            loader = ResourceLoader(__name__)
-            if pkg_resources.resource_exists(
-                    loader.module_name, text_js.format(locale_code=code)):
-                return text_js.format(locale_code=code)
+            text_js_path = text_js.format(locale_code=code)
+            if resources.files(resource_loader.module_name).joinpath(text_js_path).is_file():
+                return text_js_path
         return None
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 02269f1a..e6645cbd 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ name: Python CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - '**'
-
+      - "**"
 
 jobs:
   run_tests:
@@ -15,13 +14,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8']
-        toxenv: ["py38", "quality", "docs", "pii_check"]
-
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+        toxenv: ["py311", "quality", "docs", "pii_check"]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         run: tox
 
       - name: Run coverage
-        if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && matrix.toxenv == 'py38'
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.12' && matrix.toxenv == 'py312'
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
index da353d45..5cd627a3 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
@@ -5,17 +5,16 @@ on:
     types: [published]
 
 jobs:
-
   push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.12
 
       - name: Install pip
         run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.readthedocs.yaml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.readthedocs.yaml
index ce8bde28..1d8cc9a0 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sphinx:
 build:
   os: "ubuntu-22.04"
   tools:
-    python: "3.8"
+    python: "3.12"
 
 python:
   install:
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/docs/conf.py b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/docs/conf.py
index e5812ce4..2270ebf6 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/docs/conf.py
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/docs/conf.py
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@ def get_version(*file_paths):
 
 # Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
 intersphinx_mapping = {
-    'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3.8', None),
+    'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3.12', None),
 {%- if cookiecutter.requires_django == "yes" %}
-    'django': ('https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/', 'https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/_objects/'),
+    'django': ('https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/', 'https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/_objects/'),
     'model_utils': ('https://django-model-utils.readthedocs.io/en/latest/', None),
 {%- endif %}
 }
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/setup.py b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/setup.py
index 8a43be9f..5699f680 100755
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/setup.py
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/setup.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def package_data(pkg, roots):
 
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=load_requirements('requirements/base.in'),
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.12",
 {%- if cookiecutter.open_source_license in license_classifiers %}
     license="{{ cookiecutter.open_source_license }}",
 {%- endif %}
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def package_data(pkg, roots):
         'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
         {%- if cookiecutter.requires_django == "yes" %}
         'Framework :: Django',
-        'Framework :: Django :: 3.2',
+        'Framework :: Django :: 4.2',
         {%- endif %}
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         {%- if cookiecutter.open_source_license == "AGPL 3.0" %}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def package_data(pkg, roots):
         {%- endif %}
         'Natural Language :: English',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
     ],
 {%- if cookiecutter.setup_py_keyword_args != "None" %}
     {{ cookiecutter.setup_py_keyword_args }}