diff --git a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
index b231319..2ab301a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
             - "EDEN:0.2.2"
             - "EDEN:0.2.3"
 
-        python-version: [ "3.10" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.12" ]
         
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install OMV
       run: |
         pip install git+https://github.com/OpenSourceBrain/osb-model-validation
+
+        pip install setuptools --upgrade # needed for eden on Python 3.12
         
     - name: Run OMV tests on engine ${{ matrix.engine }}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-install.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-install.yml
index c5976df..50cae26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-install.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: [ "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         runs-on: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         
     - name: Install EDEN using pip
       run: |
+        pip install setuptools --upgrade # needed for Python 3.12
         pip install eden-simulator
 
     - name: Run EDEN example directly