diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8ee9e0e..8bf2082 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
             python-version: "3.11"
             coverage-name: latest
           - script: test
-            tf-version: tensorflow~=2.6.0
+            tf-version: tensorflow~=2.8.0
             python-version: "3.8"
             coverage-name: oldest
           - script: test
diff --git a/.nengobones.yml b/.nengobones.yml
index e009532..e80019f 100644
--- a/.nengobones.yml
+++ b/.nengobones.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ manifest_in: {}
 
 setup_py:
   install_req:
-    - anyio<4  # not compatible with older tensorflow versions
     - packaging>=20.9
     - scipy>=1.0.0
-    - tensorflow>=2.6.0
+    - tensorflow>=2.8.0
   tests_req:
     - pytest>=6.1.0
     - pytest-rng>=1.0.0
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index ffdd47a..cfb73e4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Release history
 0.8.0 (July 10, 2024)
 =====================
 
-*Compatible with TensorFlow 2.6 - 2.16*
+*Compatible with TensorFlow 2.8 - 2.16*
 
 **Added**
 
diff --git a/keras_lmu/layers.py b/keras_lmu/layers.py
index f381a39..d9b9b27 100644
--- a/keras_lmu/layers.py
+++ b/keras_lmu/layers.py
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
         DropoutRNNCell as DropoutRNNCellMixin,
     )
 
-if tf_version < version.parse("2.8.0rc0"):
-    from tensorflow.keras.layers import Layer as BaseRandomLayer
-elif tf_version < version.parse("2.13.0rc0"):
+if tf_version < version.parse("2.13.0rc0"):
     from keras.engine.base_layer import BaseRandomLayer
 elif tf_version < version.parse("2.16.0rc0"):
     from keras.src.engine.base_layer import BaseRandomLayer
diff --git a/keras_lmu/tests/conftest.py b/keras_lmu/tests/conftest.py
index 1036265..9f85b33 100644
--- a/keras_lmu/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/keras_lmu/tests/conftest.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
-    if version.parse(tf.__version__) >= version.parse("2.7.0"):
-        tf.debugging.disable_traceback_filtering()
+    tf.debugging.disable_traceback_filtering()
     if version.parse(tf.__version__) >= version.parse("2.16.0"):
         keras.config.disable_traceback_filtering()
diff --git a/keras_lmu/tests/test_layers.py b/keras_lmu/tests/test_layers.py
index c2d93be..cfb50d3 100644
--- a/keras_lmu/tests/test_layers.py
+++ b/keras_lmu/tests/test_layers.py
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ def test_multivariate_lmu(rng, discretizer):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("has_input_kernel", (True, False))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("feedforward", (True, False))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("discretizer", ("zoh", "euler"))
-def test_layer_vs_cell(rng, has_input_kernel, feedforward, discretizer):
+def test_layer_vs_cell(rng, has_input_kernel, feedforward, discretizer, seed):
+    tf.keras.utils.set_random_seed(seed)
+
     n_steps = 10
     input_d = 32
     kwargs = {
@@ -534,6 +536,8 @@ def test_fit(feedforward, discretizer, trainable_theta):
         loss=keras.losses.SparseCategoricalCrossentropy(from_logits=True),
         optimizer="adam",
         metrics=["accuracy"],
+        # can't JIT compile the `tf.linalg.expm` operation used in this particular case
+        jit_compile=not (trainable_theta and discretizer == "zoh"),
     )
 
     model.fit(x_train, y_train, epochs=10, validation_split=0.2)
@@ -633,7 +637,12 @@ def test_theta_update(discretizer, trainable_theta, tmp_path):
     lmu = keras.layers.RNN(lmu_cell)(inputs)
     model = keras.Model(inputs=inputs, outputs=lmu)
 
-    model.compile(loss=keras.losses.MeanSquaredError(), optimizer="adam")
+    model.compile(
+        loss=keras.losses.MeanSquaredError(),
+        optimizer="adam",
+        # can't JIT compile the `tf.linalg.expm` operation used in this particular case
+        jit_compile=not (trainable_theta and discretizer == "zoh"),
+    )
 
     # make sure theta_inv is set correctly to initial value
     assert np.allclose(lmu_cell.theta_inv.numpy(), 1 / theta)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e345a6c..e8728e7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ def read(*filenames, **kwargs):
 version = runpy.run_path(str(root / "keras_lmu" / "version.py"))["version"]
 
 install_req = [
-    "anyio<4",
     "packaging>=20.9",
     "scipy>=1.0.0",
-    "tensorflow>=2.6.0",
+    "tensorflow>=2.8.0",
 ]
 docs_req = [
     "matplotlib>=3.8.4",