diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e09975e444..d32f6f793c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -44,14 +44,19 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         hatch env run --env test.py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.numpy-version }}-${{ matrix.dependency-set }} run
 
-  upstream:
-    name: py=${{ matrix.python-version }}-upstream
+  test-upstream-and-min-deps:
+    name: py=${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.dependency-set }}
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.13']
-
+        python-version: ['3.11', "3.13"]
+        dependency-set: ["upstream", "min_deps"]
+        exclude:
+          - python-version: "3.13"
+            dependency-set: min_deps
+          - python-version: "3.11"
+            dependency-set: upstream
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python
@@ -65,8 +70,8 @@ jobs:
         pip install hatch
     - name: Set Up Hatch Env
       run: |
-        hatch env create upstream
-        hatch env run -e upstream list-env
+        hatch env create ${{ matrix.dependency-set }}
+        hatch env run -e ${{ matrix.dependency-set }} list-env
     - name: Run Tests
       run: |
-        hatch env run --env upstream run
+        hatch env run --env ${{ matrix.dependency-set }} run
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e3d8a310b1..ef2ccd9469 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
     'asciitree',
     'numpy>=1.25',
-    'numcodecs>=0.10.2',
-    'fsspec>2024',
-    'crc32c',
-    'typing_extensions',
-    'donfig',
+    'numcodecs>=0.13',
+    'fsspec>=2022.10.0',
+    'crc32c>=2.3',
+    'typing_extensions>=4.6',
+    'donfig>=0.8',
 ]
+
 dynamic = [
   "version",
 ]
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ extra = [
 ]
 optional = [
     'lmdb',
-    'universal-pathlib',
+    'universal-pathlib>=0.0.22',
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ build = "cd docs && make html"
 serve = "sphinx-autobuild docs docs/_build --host 0.0.0.0"
 
 [tool.hatch.envs.upstream]
+python = "3.13"
 dependencies = [
     'numpy',  # from scientific-python-nightly-wheels
     'numcodecs @ git+https://github.com/zarr-developers/numcodecs',
@@ -212,6 +214,35 @@ run-mypy = "mypy src"
 run-hypothesis = "pytest --hypothesis-profile ci tests/test_properties.py tests/test_store/test_stateful*"
 list-env = "pip list"
 
+[tool.hatch.envs.min_deps]
+description = """Test environment for minimum supported dependencies
+
+See Spec 0000 for details and drop schedule: https://scientific-python.org/specs/spec-0000/
+"""
+python = "3.11"
+dependencies = [
+    'numpy==1.25.*',
+    'numcodecs==0.13.*',  # 0.13 needed for? (should be 0.11)
+    'fsspec==2022.10.0',
+    's3fs==2022.10.0',
+    'universal_pathlib==0.0.22',
+    'crc32c==2.3.*',
+    'typing_extensions==4.6.*',  # 4.5 needed for @deprecated, 4.6 for Buffer
+    'donfig==0.8.*',
+    # test deps
+    'hypothesis',
+    'pytest',
+    'pytest-cov',
+    'pytest-asyncio',
+    'moto[s3]',
+]
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.min_deps.scripts]
+run = "pytest --verbose"
+run-hypothesis = "pytest --hypothesis-profile ci tests/test_properties.py tests/test_store/test_stateful*"
+list-env = "pip list"
+
+
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100
 force-exclude = true
diff --git a/src/zarr/storage/remote.py b/src/zarr/storage/remote.py
index 0a0ec7f7cc..812b1e24f9 100644
--- a/src/zarr/storage/remote.py
+++ b/src/zarr/storage/remote.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Self
 
-import fsspec
-
 from zarr.abc.store import ByteRangeRequest, Store
 from zarr.storage.common import _dereference_path
 
@@ -130,7 +128,13 @@ def from_url(
         -------
         RemoteStore
         """
-        fs, path = fsspec.url_to_fs(url, **storage_options)
+        try:
+            from fsspec import url_to_fs
+        except ImportError:
+            # before fsspec==2024.3.1
+            from fsspec.core import url_to_fs
+
+        fs, path = url_to_fs(url, **storage_options)
         return cls(fs=fs, path=path, mode=mode, allowed_exceptions=allowed_exceptions)
 
     async def clear(self) -> None: