diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1b38c9ef3..e74bbfc55 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Utilities",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "awkward>=2.4.8",
+  "awkward>=2.5.0",
   "uproot>=5.1.2",
   "dask[array]>=2023.4.0",
-  "dask-awkward>=2023.11.0",
+  "dask-awkward>=2023.11.3",
   "dask-histogram>=2023.10.0",
   "correctionlib>=2.3.3",
   "pyarrow>=6.0.0",
diff --git a/tests/test_analysis_tools.py b/tests/test_analysis_tools.py
index bc3ebf05a..8562ebc77 100644
--- a/tests/test_analysis_tools.py
+++ b/tests/test_analysis_tools.py
@@ -836,11 +836,11 @@ def test_packed_selection_nminusone_dak(optimization_enabled):
         ]
 
         assert list(dask.compute(*nev)) == [
-            len(events),
-            len(events[nomuon & leadpt20]),
-            len(events[twoelectron & leadpt20]),
-            len(events[twoelectron & nomuon]),
-            len(events[twoelectron & nomuon & leadpt20]),
+            dak.num(events, axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon & leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[twoelectron & leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[twoelectron & nomuon], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[twoelectron & nomuon & leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
         ]
 
         for mask, truth in zip(
@@ -956,17 +956,17 @@ def test_packed_selection_cutflow_dak(optimization_enabled):
         assert labels == ["initial", "noMuon", "twoElectron", "leadPt20"]
 
         assert list(dask.compute(*nevonecut)) == [
-            len(events),
-            len(events[nomuon]),
-            len(events[twoelectron]),
-            len(events[leadpt20]),
+            dak.num(events, axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[twoelectron], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
         ]
 
         assert list(dask.compute(*nevcutflow)) == [
-            len(events),
-            len(events[nomuon]),
-            len(events[nomuon & twoelectron]),
-            len(events[nomuon & twoelectron & leadpt20]),
+            dak.num(events, axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon & twoelectron], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon & twoelectron & leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
         ]
 
         for mask, truth in zip(masksonecut, [nomuon, twoelectron, leadpt20]):
@@ -1091,11 +1091,11 @@ def test_packed_selection_nminusone_dak_uproot_only(optimization_enabled):
         ]
 
         assert list(dask.compute(*nev)) == [
-            len(events),
-            len(events[nomuon & leadpt20]),
-            len(events[twoelectron & leadpt20]),
-            len(events[twoelectron & nomuon]),
-            len(events[twoelectron & nomuon & leadpt20]),
+            dak.num(events, axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon & leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[twoelectron & leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[twoelectron & nomuon], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[twoelectron & nomuon & leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
         ]
 
         for mask, truth in zip(
@@ -1211,17 +1211,17 @@ def test_packed_selection_cutflow_dak_uproot_only(optimization_enabled):
         assert labels == ["initial", "noMuon", "twoElectron", "leadPt20"]
 
         assert list(dask.compute(*nevonecut)) == [
-            len(events),
-            len(events[nomuon]),
-            len(events[twoelectron]),
-            len(events[leadpt20]),
+            dak.num(events, axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[twoelectron], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
         ]
 
         assert list(dask.compute(*nevcutflow)) == [
-            len(events),
-            len(events[nomuon]),
-            len(events[nomuon & twoelectron]),
-            len(events[nomuon & twoelectron & leadpt20]),
+            dak.num(events, axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon & twoelectron], axis=0).compute(),
+            dak.num(events[nomuon & twoelectron & leadpt20], axis=0).compute(),
         ]
 
         for mask, truth in zip(masksonecut, [nomuon, twoelectron, leadpt20]):