diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 88f5f95d..40cdd6b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
       - run: pip install pre-commit
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: pre-commit-cache
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pre-commit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b6d9678c..11a372f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11" ]
-        poetry-version: [ "1.1.15", "1.2.2", "1.3.2", "1.4.2", "1.5.1" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
+        poetry-version: [ "1.6.1", "1.7.1" ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./
         with:
           version: "${{ matrix.poetry-version }}"
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
       - run: |
@@ -41,23 +41,23 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
       - uses: ./
         with:
-          version: 1.5.1
+          version: 1.7.1
           virtualenvs-create: false
           virtualenvs-in-project: true
           virtualenvs-path: ~/.cache/test
           installer-parallel: false
       - run: |
           source .github/scripts/assert.sh
-          assert_in  "1.5.1" "$(poetry --version)"
+          assert_in  "1.7.1" "$(poetry --version)"
           assert_in  "false" "$(poetry config virtualenvs.create)"
           assert_in  "true"  "$(poetry config virtualenvs.in-project)"
           assert_in  "test"  "$(poetry config virtualenvs.path)"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b02deb57..f4a9e67b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.4.0
+    rev: v4.5.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-merge-conflict
       - id: check-case-conflict
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repos:
       - id: mixed-line-ending
 
   - repo: https://github.com/sirosen/check-jsonschema
-    rev: 0.23.3
+    rev: 0.27.3
     hooks:
       - id: check-github-actions
       - id: check-github-workflows
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02fa889b..72e92b59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ jobs:
       #       check-out repo and set-up python
       #----------------------------------------------
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up python
         id: setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       #----------------------------------------------
       #  -----  install & configure poetry  -----
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ jobs:
       #----------------------------------------------
       #       check-out repo and set-up python
       #----------------------------------------------
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       #----------------------------------------------
       #        load pip cache if cache exists
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -194,18 +194,18 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ "ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest" ]
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11" ]
-        django-version: ["3", "4" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
+        django-version: [ "4", "5" ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       #----------------------------------------------
       #       check-out repo and set-up python
       #----------------------------------------------
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         id: setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -270,11 +270,11 @@ jobs:
       #----------------------------------------------
       #       check-out repo and set-up python
       #----------------------------------------------
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         id: setup-python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       #----------------------------------------------
       #  -----  install & configure poetry  -----
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -373,12 +373,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up python
         id: setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       - name: Install Poetry
         uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
         with:
@@ -490,11 +490,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       - name: Load cached Poetry installation
         id: cached-poetry
         uses: actions/cache@v3