diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 671d221..fcc1f29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-packages
       - name: get version from `pyproject.toml`
         run: |
-          package_version=($(uv version))
-          echo "GIT_TAG_VERSION=$package_version[2]" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          package_version=`grep -m 1 version pyproject.toml | grep -e '\d.\d.\d' -o`
+          echo "GIT_TAG_VERSION=$package_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: rickstaa/action-create-tag@v1
         id: create-tag
         with:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 36d6a15..a1f38b5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "jpyc-python-sdks"
 version = "1.0.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.11"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
 description = "Python SDKs for JPYC protocols"
 readme = "README.md"