diff --git a/.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml
index f077fbc4e23..a39a4cd617a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml
@@ -180,31 +180,14 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
             python: '3.8'
-            time-elapsed: ''
           - os: 'macos-latest'
             python: '3.9'
-            time-elapsed: ''
           - os: 'windows-latest'
             python: '3.10'
-            time-elapsed: ''
           - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
             python: '3.11'
-            time-elapsed: ''
           - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
             python: '3.12'
-            time-elapsed: ''
-          # - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-          #   python: '3.10'
-          #   time-elapsed: '3 months'
-          # - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-          #   python: '3.10'
-          #   time-elapsed: '6 months'
-          # - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-          #   python: '3.10'
-          #   time-elapsed: '9 months'
-          # - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-          #   python: '3.10'
-          #   time-elapsed: '1 year'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -222,20 +205,35 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Positron IPyKernel test requirements
         run: python -m pip install --prefer-binary --upgrade -r python_files/positron/pinned-test-requirements.txt
 
-      - name: Get date for older dependencies
-        if: ${{ matrix.time-elapsed != '' }}
-        run: |
-          echo "SNAPSHOT_DATE=$(date -d '-${{ matrix.time-elapsed }}' --iso-8601)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Run Positron IPyKernel unit tests
+        run: pytest python_files/positron
+
+  python-minimum-dependencies:
+    name: Test Minimum Positron IPyKernel Dependencies
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          # currently only running on oldest supported Python version
+          - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
+            python: '3.8'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Use Python  ${{ matrix.python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+          cache: 'pip'
 
-      - name: Get older PyPI snapshot
-        if: ${{ matrix.time-elapsed != '' }}
+      - name: Install testing requirements
         run: |
-          python -m pip config set global.index-url https://packagemanager.posit.co/pypi/${{ env.SNAPSHOT_DATE }}/simple
-          python -m pip config set global.trusted-host packagemanager.posit.co
-          python -m pip install --prefer-binary --force-reinstall -r python_files/positron/data-science-requirements.txt
+          python scripts/vendor.py
+          python -m pip install nox
 
-      - name: Run Positron IPyKernel unit tests
-        run: pytest python_files/positron
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: yarn positron:testMinimumPythonReqs
 
   typescript-tests:
     name: Test TypeScript
diff --git a/extensions/positron-python/noxfile-positron.py b/extensions/positron-python/noxfile-positron.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02fc1bf09cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/positron-python/noxfile-positron.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Posit Software, PBC. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+
+import nox
+
+
+@nox.session()
+@nox.parametrize('pandas', ['1.5.3'])
+@nox.parametrize('torch', ['1.12.1'])
+def test_minimum_reqs(session, pandas, torch):
+    session.install("-r", "python_files/positron/pinned-test-requirements.txt")
+    session.install('--force-reinstall', f'pandas=={pandas}')
+    session.install('--force-reinstall', f'torch=={torch}')
+
+    if session.posargs:
+        test_args = session.posargs
+    else:
+        test_args = []
+
+    session.run('pytest', *test_args)
diff --git a/extensions/positron-python/package.json b/extensions/positron-python/package.json
index 90f6d39b896..a2da4e1a71e 100644
--- a/extensions/positron-python/package.json
+++ b/extensions/positron-python/package.json
@@ -1265,10 +1265,10 @@
         ],
         "menus": {
             "issue/reporter": [
-				{
-					"command": "python.reportIssue"
-				}
-			],
+                {
+                    "command": "python.reportIssue"
+                }
+            ],
             "commandPalette": [
                 {
                     "category": "Python",
@@ -1613,7 +1613,8 @@
         "addExtensionPackDependencies": "gulp addExtensionPackDependencies",
         "updateBuildNumber": "gulp updateBuildNumber",
         "verifyBundle": "gulp verifyBundle",
-        "webpack": "webpack"
+        "webpack": "webpack",
+        "positron:testMinimumPythonReqs": "nox --noxfile noxfile-positron.py -- python_files/positron"
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@iarna/toml": "^2.2.5",
diff --git a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/data-science-requirements.txt b/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/data-science-requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index cad010f85b6..00000000000
--- a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/data-science-requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-pandas
-polars
-matplotlib
-numpy
-torch
-fastapi
-sqlalchemy