diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4927f36..2c77f06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [macos-12]
-        python_version: [3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python_version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         exiv2_version: [0.27.7]
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
     env:
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [windows-2019]
-        python_version: [3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python_version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         exiv2_version: [0.27.7]
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/make_package.sh b/.github/workflows/make_package.sh
index ab08215..a4373b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make_package.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/make_package.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ rm -rf $DIST_DIR
 # mv $whl_name ${whl_name/-none-any/}
 
 make_wheels(){
-    for py_version in {5..12}
+    for py_version in {6..12}
     do
         reset_workdir
         rm -rf $TEST_DIR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d7028df..25d02a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [macos-12, macos-13, windows-2019]
-        python_version: [3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python_version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_package.yml b/.github/workflows/test_package.yml
index dac4437..8160552 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_package.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.8.3
+        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.9.0
         python -m pip install pytest psutil
     - name: Test
       run: |
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.8.3
+        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.9.0
         python -m pip install pytest psutil
     - name: Test
       run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c50863..d35d5a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Read/Write metadata(including [EXIF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif), [IPTC]
 ## Features
 
 - Base on C++ API of [Exiv2](https://exiv2.org/index.html) and wrapped with [pybind11](https://github.com/pybind/pybind11).
-- Supports running on 64bit Linux, MacOS and Windows, with CPython(≥3.5) interpreter.
+- Supports running on 64bit Linux, MacOS and Windows, with CPython(≥3.6) interpreter.
 - [Supports various image metadata](https://exiv2.org/metadata.html)
 - [Supports various image formats](https://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/wiki/Supported_image_formats)
 - Supports opening images based on the file path or from bytes data.
diff --git a/docs/Tutorial-cn.md b/docs/Tutorial-cn.md
index 8cd6569..1a3c889 100644
--- a/docs/Tutorial-cn.md
+++ b/docs/Tutorial-cn.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 - 你可以执行 `pip install pyexiv2` 来安装 pyexiv2 。它包含一些已编译的库文件，带有以下兼容条件：
   - 操作系统为 Linux、MacOS 或 Windows
   - CPU 架构为 AMD64
-  - Python 解释器为 CPython(≥3.5)
+  - Python 解释器为 CPython(≥3.6)
 - 如果你想在其它平台上运行 pyexiv2 ，你可以下载源代码然后编译它。参考 [pyexiv2/lib](https://github.com/LeoHsiao1/pyexiv2/blob/master/pyexiv2/lib/README.md)。
 
 ### 常见问题
@@ -180,13 +180,6 @@ def set_log_level(level=2)
     >>> img.read_exif()['Exif.Photo.MakerNote']
     ''
     ```
-    ```py
-    >>> img.read_xmp()['Xmp.xmpMM.History']
-    'type="Seq"'
-    >>> img.modify_xmp({'Xmp.xmpMM.History': 'type="Seq"'})
-    RuntimeError: XMP Toolkit error 102: Indexing applied to non-array
-    Failed to encode XMP metadata.
-    ```
 
 ### clear
 
diff --git a/docs/Tutorial.md b/docs/Tutorial.md
index bd8b1a7..c80b184 100644
--- a/docs/Tutorial.md
+++ b/docs/Tutorial.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Language: [English](./Tutorial.md) | [中文](./Tutorial-cn.md)
 - You can execute `pip install pyexiv2` to install pyexiv2. It contains some compiled library files with the following compatibility conditions:
   - The operating system is Linux, MacOS, or Windows
   - The CPU architecture is AMD64
-  - The Python interpreter is CPython(≥3.5)
+  - The Python interpreter is CPython(≥3.6)
 - If you want to run pyexiv2 on another platform, You can download the source code and compile it. See [pyexiv2/lib](https://github.com/LeoHsiao1/pyexiv2/blob/master/pyexiv2/lib/README.md).
 
 ### FAQ
@@ -180,13 +180,6 @@ def set_log_level(level=2)
     >>> img.read_exif()['Exif.Photo.MakerNote']
     ''
     ```
-    ```py
-    >>> img.read_xmp()['Xmp.xmpMM.History']
-    'type="Seq"'
-    >>> img.modify_xmp({'Xmp.xmpMM.History': 'type="Seq"'})
-    RuntimeError: XMP Toolkit error 102: Indexing applied to non-array
-    Failed to encode XMP metadata.
-    ```
 
 ### clear
 
diff --git a/pyexiv2/__init__.py b/pyexiv2/__init__.py
index 6b22a33..791712e 100644
--- a/pyexiv2/__init__.py
+++ b/pyexiv2/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from .core import *
 
 
-__version__ = '2.8.3'
+__version__ = '2.9.0'
 __exiv2_version__ = exiv2api.version()
 
 
diff --git a/pyexiv2/core.py b/pyexiv2/core.py
index e60911d..25fb565 100644
--- a/pyexiv2/core.py
+++ b/pyexiv2/core.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def read_thumbnail(self) -> bytes:
         return self.img.read_thumbnail()
 
     def modify_exif(self, data: dict, encoding='utf-8'):
-        # Encode some tags
+        data = data.copy()
         for tag in reference.EXIF_TAGS_ENCODED_IN_UCS2:
             value = data.get(tag)
             if value:
@@ -123,7 +123,12 @@ def _parse(self, table: list, encoding='utf-8') -> dict:
             tag, value, typeName = [field.decode(encoding) for field in line]
             if typeName in ['XmpBag', 'XmpSeq']:
                 value = value.split(', ')
+            elif typeName in ['XmpText']:
+                # Handle nested array structures in XML. Refer to https://exiv2.org/manpage.html#set_xmp_struct
+                if value in ['type="Bag"', 'type="Seq"']:
+                    value = ['']
             elif typeName in ['LangAlt']:
+                # Refer to https://exiv2.org/manpage.html#langalt_values
                 if 'lang=' in value:
                     fields = re.split(r', (lang="\S+") ', ', ' + value)[1:]
                     value  = {language: content for language, content in zip(fields[0::2], fields[1::2])}
diff --git a/pyexiv2/lib/__init__.py b/pyexiv2/lib/__init__.py
index 4142012..0141330 100644
--- a/pyexiv2/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pyexiv2/lib/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     raise RuntimeError('pyexiv2 can only run on 64-bit python3 interpreter.')
 py_version = platform.python_version()              # the version is a string, like '3.9.7'
 py_version = '.'.join(py_version.split('.')[:2])    # ignore the patch version
-expected_py_version = ['3.5', '3.6', '3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+expected_py_version = ['3.6', '3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 if py_version not in expected_py_version:
     raise RuntimeError('pyexiv2 only supports these Python versions: {} . But your version is {} .'.format(expected_py_version, py_version))
 
diff --git a/pyexiv2/tests/data/data.py b/pyexiv2/tests/data/data.py
index 04767ba..cdc816e 100644
--- a/pyexiv2/tests/data/data.py
+++ b/pyexiv2/tests/data/data.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
        'Xmp.xmpMM.InstanceID'                                : 'xmp.iid:14282d1f-7831-7043-ad77-1e10959ecd50',
        'Xmp.xmpMM.DocumentID'                                : 'ECE1099AF3406874FAA7B01CBB5C6F71',
        'Xmp.xmpMM.OriginalDocumentID'                        : 'ECE1099AF3406874FAA7B01CBB5C6F71',
-       'Xmp.xmpMM.History'                                   : 'type="Seq"',
+       'Xmp.xmpMM.History'                                   : [''],
        'Xmp.xmpMM.History[1]'                                : 'type="Struct"',
        'Xmp.xmpMM.History[1]/stEvt:action'                   : 'saved',
        'Xmp.xmpMM.History[1]/stEvt:instanceID'               : 'xmp.iid:8f83ee32-1163-7b40-b31b-deab20789cf4',
diff --git a/pyexiv2/tests/test_func.py b/pyexiv2/tests/test_func.py
index 46dae95..5d255dc 100644
--- a/pyexiv2/tests/test_func.py
+++ b/pyexiv2/tests/test_func.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def test_read_thumbnail():
 
 
 def test_modify_exif():
+    # Test writing key and deleting key
     changes = {'Exif.Image.ImageDescription': 'test-中文-',
                'Exif.Image.Artist': None}
     ENV.img.modify_exif(changes)
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ def test_modify_exif():
     # Check the modified data
     expected_result = simulate_updating_metadata(data.EXIF, changes)
     result = ENV.img.read_exif()
+    # Somehow, the value of ['Exif.Image.ExifTag', 'Exif.Thumbnail.JPEGInterchangeFormat'] will change
     ignored_keys = ['Exif.Image.ExifTag', 'Exif.Thumbnail.JPEGInterchangeFormat']
     for key in ignored_keys:
         expected_result.pop(key)
@@ -130,9 +132,8 @@ def test_modify_iptc():
 
 def test_modify_xmp():
     changes = {'Xmp.xmp.CreateDate': '2019-06-23T19:45:17.834',
-               'Xmp.xmp.Rating': None,
-               'Xmp.iptc.Location': 'somewhere',
-               'Xmp.dc.subject': ['tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3']}
+                'Xmp.xmp.Rating': None,
+                'Xmp.dc.subject': ['tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3']}
     ENV.img.modify_xmp(changes)
     expected_result = simulate_updating_metadata(data.XMP, changes)
     diff_dict(expected_result, ENV.img.read_xmp())
@@ -147,6 +148,21 @@ def test_modify_raw_xmp():
     test_read_xmp()
 
 
+def test_modify_exif_all():
+    ENV.img.modify_exif(data.EXIF)
+    diff_dict(data.EXIF, ENV.img.read_exif())
+
+
+def test_modify_iptc_all():
+    ENV.img.modify_iptc(data.IPTC)
+    diff_dict(data.IPTC, ENV.img.read_iptc())
+
+
+def test_modify_xmp_all():
+    ENV.img.modify_xmp(data.XMP)
+    diff_dict(data.XMP, ENV.img.read_xmp())
+
+
 def test_modify_comment():
     comment = 'Hello!  \n你好！\n' * 1000
     ENV.img.modify_comment(comment)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2db9e42..7c22d1f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name='pyexiv2',
-    version='2.8.3',    # need to set the variable in 'pyexiv2/__init__.py'
+    version='2.9.0',    # need to set the variable in 'pyexiv2/__init__.py'
     author='LeoHsiao',
     author_email='leohsiao@foxmail.com',
     description='Read/Write metadata(including EXIF, IPTC, XMP), comment and ICC Profile embedded in digital images.',
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     # packages=['pyexiv2', 'docs'],
     package_data={'': ['*', '*/*']},
-    python_requires='>=3.5',
+    python_requires='>=3.6',
     # install_requires=["pybind11"],
     classifiers=[
         'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)',