diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d48891b4..853dd0f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test doc build with tox
         run: tox -e docs
-        if: ${{ (matrix.python-version == '3.10') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest')}}
+        if: ${{ (matrix.python-version == '3.11') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest')}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_public.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_public.yml
index 0b22db19..e854d0ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_public.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_public.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/datareservoirio/appdirs.py b/datareservoirio/appdirs.py
index 367c664f..3fddea2f 100644
--- a/datareservoirio/appdirs.py
+++ b/datareservoirio/appdirs.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 https://github.com/pypa/pip/blob/master/src/pip/_internal/utils/appdirs.py and
 modified to suit our purposes.
 """
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
 import os
diff --git a/datareservoirio/client.py b/datareservoirio/client.py
index 5c1f54dc..44e8d901 100644
--- a/datareservoirio/client.py
+++ b/datareservoirio/client.py
@@ -543,7 +543,9 @@ def get_samples_aggregate_page(url):
                 timeout=_TIMEOUT_DEAULT,
             )
 
-        progress_bar = tqdm(unit=" pages", desc="Downloading aggregate data")
+        if log.getEffectiveLevel() < logging.WARNING:
+            progress_bar = tqdm(unit=" pages", desc="Downloading aggregate data")
+
         while next_page_link:
             response = get_samples_aggregate_page(next_page_link)
             response.raise_for_status()
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ def get_samples_aggregate_page(url):
             ]
 
             # update the progress bar
-            if content:
+            if content and log.getEffectiveLevel() < logging.WARNING:
                 progress_bar.update(1)
 
             new_df = pd.DataFrame(
@@ -567,9 +569,11 @@ def get_samples_aggregate_page(url):
             ).astype({"values": "float64"}, errors="ignore")
 
             df = pd.concat([df, new_df])
-
-        progress_bar.close()
-        series = df.set_index("index").squeeze("columns").copy(deep=True)
+        if log.getEffectiveLevel() < logging.WARNING:
+            progress_bar.close()
+        series = (
+            df.infer_objects().set_index("index").squeeze("columns").copy(deep=True)
+        )
 
         return series
 
diff --git a/docs/user_guide/advanced_config.rst b/docs/user_guide/advanced_config.rst
index d551f990..0b9c5e9b 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide/advanced_config.rst
+++ b/docs/user_guide/advanced_config.rst
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ Logging
 To simplify debugging, enable logging for the logger named 'datareservoirio'. This is especially helpful if you experience undesired behavior in your application. 
 
 If your logging requirements are solely related to :py:mod:`datareservoirio`, you can use the following code. This will provide you with an understanding of the progress made in some 
-of the processes in the package. It is recommended to use this logging.
+of the processes in the package. 
+In particular, when using :py:meth:`Client.get_samples_aggregate`, lowering the log level below WARNING triggers a progress bar during data collection. 
+The default log level for the logger named 'datareservoirio' is WARNING.
+It is recommended to use this logging.
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 32b0233a..d2920d68 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "DataReservoir.io Python API"
 readme = "README.rst"
 license = { file="LICENSE" }
-requires-python = ">3.9"
+requires-python = ">3.10"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "numpy",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ deps =
 
 
 [testenv:docs]
-basepython = python3.10
+basepython = python3.11
 commands = sphinx-build -W -b html -d {toxworkdir}/docs_doctree docs {toxworkdir}/docs_out
 deps =
     sphinx==5.3.0
diff --git a/tests/response_cases.py b/tests/response_cases.py
index 8a609afd..827cbde3 100644
--- a/tests/response_cases.py
+++ b/tests/response_cases.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 Note that ``url`` is defined as part of the key in RESPONSE_CASES.
 See ``requests.Response`` source code for more details.
 """
+
 from pathlib import Path
 
 TEST_PATH = Path(__file__).parent