diff --git a/.github/workflows/caching.yml b/.github/workflows/caching.yml
index b9e25eee4..569d38095 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/caching.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/caching.yml
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
           - macOS-latest
           - windows-latest
-        exclude:
-          # We disable this this combo in test.yml due to long path issues, so we also need to disable it here
-          - os: windows-latest
-            ghc: "9.2"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       # Fetching from github cache is faster than doing it from hackage
       # Sources does not change per ghc and ghc version son only doing it
       # for one matrix job (it is arbitrary)
-      - if: steps.compiled-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.ghc == '9.2'
+      - if: steps.compiled-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.ghc == '9.6'
         name: Download sources
         run: |
           cabal $cabalBuild --only-download --enable-benchmarks --enable-tests
@@ -120,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
       # We build ghcide with benchs and test enabled to include its dependencies in the cache
       # (including shake-bench)
       # Only for the same ghc and os used in the bench workflow, so we save cache space
-      - if: steps.compiled-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.ghc == '9.2'
+      - if: steps.compiled-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.ghc == '9.6'
         name: Build ghcide benchmark
         run: |
           cabal $cabalBuild ghcide --enable-benchmarks --enable-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 2775ca37a..a9469851d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
       with:
         # select a stable GHC version
-        ghc: 9.2
+        ghc: 9.6
         os: ${{ runner.os }}
         shorten-hls: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ab495dd69..243fc3e2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -118,15 +118,6 @@ jobs:
         # Perhaps we can migrate *all* unknown linux builds to a uniform
         # image.
         include:
-          - ghc: 9.2.8
-            platform:
-              { image: "rockylinux:8"
-              , installCmd: "yum -y install epel-release && yum install -y --allowerasing"
-              , toolRequirements: "autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf"
-              , DISTRO: "Unknown"
-              , ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-unknown"
-              , ADD_CABAL_ARGS: "--enable-split-sections"
-              }
           - ghc: 9.4.8
             platform:
               { image: "fedora:27"
@@ -222,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.5", "9.4.8", "9.2.8" ]
+        ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.5", "9.4.8"]
     steps:
       - uses: docker://arm64v8/ubuntu:focal
         name: Cleanup (aarch64 linux)
@@ -282,7 +273,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.5", "9.4.8", "9.2.8"]
+        ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.5", "9.4.8"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -327,7 +318,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.5", "9.4.8", "9.2.8"]
+        ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.5", "9.4.8"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -372,7 +363,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.5", "9.4.8", "9.2.8"]
+        ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.5", "9.4.8"]
     steps:
       - name: install windows deps
         shell: pwsh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 84e75963d..4cb22adbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ jobs:
           - true
           - false
         exclude:
-          # Don't do anything for windows on 9.2, it has particularly bad long-path issues
-          - os: windows-latest
-            ghc: "9.2"
           # Exclude the test configuration on macos, it's sufficiently similar to other OSs
           # that it mostly just burns CI time. Buiding is still useful since it catches
           # solver issues.
@@ -164,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cabal test hls-splice-plugin-tests || cabal test hls-splice-plugin-tests
 
       # TODO enable when it supports 9.10
-      - if: matrix.test && matrix.ghc != '9.2' && matrix.ghc != '9.10'
+      - if: matrix.test && matrix.ghc != '9.10'
         name: Test hls-stan-plugin
         run: cabal test hls-stan-plugin-tests || cabal test hls-stan-plugin-tests
 
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cabal test hls-explicit-record-fields-plugin-tests || cabal test hls-explicit-record-fields-plugin-tests
 
       ## version needs to be limited since the tests depend on cabal-fmt which only builds using specific ghc versions
-      - if: matrix.test && matrix.ghc == '9.2'
+      - if: matrix.test && matrix.ghc == '9.2' # TODO cabal-fmt only worked with 9.2? decide what to do with it
         name: Test hls-cabal-fmt-plugin test suite
         run: cabal test hls-cabal-fmt-plugin-tests --flag=isolateCabalfmtTests || cabal test hls-cabal-fmt-plugin-tests --flag=isolateCabalfmtTests
 
diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.md b/docs/troubleshooting.md
index 8a60854cc..428fbe32f 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ stack install haskell-language-server
 You also can leverage `ghcup compile hls`:
 
 ```bash
-ghcup compile hls -v 1.9.0.0 --ghc 9.2.5
+ghcup compile hls -v 2.9.0.0 --ghc 9.6.5
 ```
 
 ### Preprocessors
diff --git a/ghcide/ghcide.cabal b/ghcide/ghcide.cabal
index 26b9256a8..03934f6d5 100644
--- a/ghcide/ghcide.cabal
+++ b/ghcide/ghcide.cabal
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ homepage:
   https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server/tree/master/ghcide#readme
 
 bug-reports:        https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server/issues
-tested-with:        GHC ==9.10.1 || ==9.8.2 || ==9.6.5 || ==9.4.8 || ==9.2.8
+tested-with:        GHC ==9.10.1 || ==9.8.2 || ==9.6.5 || ==9.4.8
 extra-source-files:
   CHANGELOG.md
   README.md
diff --git a/haskell-language-server.cabal b/haskell-language-server.cabal
index 859d65dcd..d96f28ae9 100644
--- a/haskell-language-server.cabal
+++ b/haskell-language-server.cabal
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ copyright:          The Haskell IDE Team
 license:            Apache-2.0
 license-file:       LICENSE
 build-type:         Simple
-tested-with:        GHC ==9.10.1 || ==9.8.2 || ==9.6.5 || ==9.4.8 || ==9.2.8
+tested-with:        GHC ==9.10.1 || ==9.8.2 || ==9.6.5 || ==9.4.8
 extra-source-files:
   README.md
   ChangeLog.md
@@ -764,13 +764,13 @@ flag stan
   manual:      True
 
 common stan
-  if flag(stan) && (impl(ghc > 8.8.1) && impl(ghc <= 9.2.3) || impl(ghc >= 9.4.0) && impl(ghc < 9.10.0))
+  if flag(stan) && impl(ghc < 9.10.0)
     build-depends: haskell-language-server:hls-stan-plugin
     cpp-options: -Dhls_stan
 
 library hls-stan-plugin
   import:           defaults, pedantic, warnings
-  if flag(stan) && (impl(ghc > 8.8.1) && impl(ghc <= 9.2.3) || impl(ghc >= 9.4.0) && impl(ghc < 9.10.0))
+  if flag(stan) && impl(ghc < 9.10.0)
     buildable: True
   else
     buildable: False
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ library hls-stan-plugin
 
 test-suite hls-stan-plugin-tests
   import:           defaults, pedantic, test-defaults, warnings
-  if flag(stan) && (impl(ghc > 8.8.1) && impl(ghc <= 9.2.3) || impl(ghc >= 9.4.0) && impl(ghc < 9.10.0))
+  if flag(stan) && impl(ghc < 9.10.0)
     buildable: True
   else
     buildable: False
diff --git a/test/wrapper/testdata/stack-with-dist-newstyle/stack.yaml b/test/wrapper/testdata/stack-with-dist-newstyle/stack.yaml
index e467bdb28..d95c1a7a0 100644
--- a/test/wrapper/testdata/stack-with-dist-newstyle/stack.yaml
+++ b/test/wrapper/testdata/stack-with-dist-newstyle/stack.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # specific version does not matter
-resolver: ghc-9.2.5
+resolver: ghc-9.6.5