diff --git a/.github/workflows/system_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/system_tests.yml
index b445a93..b4d84b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system_tests.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                python-version: ['3.11']
+                python-version: ['3.12']
                 dataset: [demo]
 
         steps:
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
             uses: actions/setup-python@v5
             with:
                 python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+                allow-prereleases: true
 
         -   name: Install dependencies
             run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_coverage.yml
index b804dbb..4d969a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_coverage.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             matrix:
                 os: [ubuntu-latest, macOS-latest] # windows-latest: do not work. antspyx is not available for windows
-                python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+                python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
                 exclude:
                 -   os: macOS-latest # anstpyx install is messed up with macOS and python 3.9
                     python-version: '3.9'
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
             uses: actions/setup-python@v5
             with:
                 python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+                allow-prereleases: true
 
         -   name: Install dependencies
             run: |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 253d2aa..b8ba933 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Image Processing"
 ]
@@ -23,12 +24,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "chevron>=0.14.0",
     "deepmreye>=0.2.1",
     "kaleido",
-    "pooch>=1.6.0",
+    "pooch[progress]>=1.6.0",
     "pybids",
-    "rich",
-    "tqdm",
-    "tomli; python_version < '3.11'",
-    "keras<3.0.0"
+    "rich"
 ]
 description = "bids app using deepMReye to decode eye motion for fMRI time series data"
 dynamic = ["version"]