diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 8ed21d1..d2d5342 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install Dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index b5816ed..f9a6a65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install Dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 737a432..a2b2269 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install Dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_flask_jwt_extended.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_flask_jwt_extended.yml
index 318b995..1fedce0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_flask_jwt_extended.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_flask_jwt_extended.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/type_check.yml b/.github/workflows/type_check.yml
index 11b21ad..7e098da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/type_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/type_check.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: [3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index a69070a..b9599ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: [3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', 'pypy3.9']
+        python: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14', 'pypy3.11']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
diff --git a/flask_jwt_extended/tokens.py b/flask_jwt_extended/tokens.py
index 836101c..dceb50b 100644
--- a/flask_jwt_extended/tokens.py
+++ b/flask_jwt_extended/tokens.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from typing import Union
 
 import jwt
+from jwt.types import Options
 
 from flask_jwt_extended.exceptions import CSRFError
 from flask_jwt_extended.exceptions import JWTDecodeError
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ def _decode_jwt(
     verify_aud: bool,
     verify_sub: bool,
 ) -> dict:
+    options: Options
     options = {"verify_aud": verify_aud, "verify_sub": verify_sub}
     if allow_expired:
         options["verify_exp"] = False
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 512df44..1e7ea4d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         "PyJWT>=2.0,<3.0",
     ],
     extras_require={"asymmetric_crypto": ["cryptography>=3.3.1"]},
-    python_requires=">=3.9,<4",
+    python_requires=">=3.10,<4",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Environment :: Web Environment",
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 653d6eb..8cb7a95 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # and then run "tox" from this directory.
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,pypy3.9,flask21,flask2x,mypy,coverage,style,docs
+envlist = py310,py311,py312,py313,py314,pypy3.11,flask21,flask2x,mypy,coverage,style,docs
 
 [testenv]
 commands =