diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.namespace }}/requirements-min.txt b/{{ cookiecutter.namespace }}/requirements-min.txt
index c96cd67..d8142c7 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.namespace }}/requirements-min.txt	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.namespace }}/requirements-min.txt	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # minimum versions of package dependencies for installation
 # these should match the minimum versions specified in pyproject.toml
 # NOTE: it may be possible to relax these minimum requirements
-pynwb==2.6.0
-hdmf==3.13.0
+pynwb==2.8.0
+hdmf==3.14.1