diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index af5effd..3ecd45c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         pastas-version:
           [
             "git+https://github.com/pastas/pastas.git@v0.22.0",
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ jobs:
             "git+https://github.com/pastas/pastas.git@v1.5.0",
             "git+https://github.com/pastas/pastas.git@dev",
           ]
+        exclude:
+          - python-version: "3.12"
+            pastas-version: "git+https://github.com/pastas/pastas.git@v0.22.0"
+          - python-version: "3.12"
+            pastas-version: "git+https://github.com/pastas/pastas.git@v0.23.1"
+          - python-version: "3.12"
+            pastas-version: "git+https://github.com/pastas/pastas.git@v1.0.1"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -67,18 +74,28 @@ jobs:
           cache: "pip"
           cache-dependency-path: pyproject.toml
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install dependencies < PY312
+        if: ${{ matrix.python-version != '3.12'}}  
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install numpy
           pip install ${{ matrix.pastas-version }}
           pip install -e .[test]
 
+      - name: Install dependencies == PY312
+        if: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.12'}}  
+        run: |
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install numpy
+          pip install ${{ matrix.pastas-version }}
+          pip install -e .[test_py312]
+
       - name: Run pytest
         run: |
           pytest -m "not bgmap"
 
       - name: Test backgroundmap once
-        if: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.9' && matrix.pastas-version == 'git+https://github.com/pastas/pastas.git@dev' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.pastas-version == 'git+https://github.com/pastas/pastas.git@dev' }}
         run: |
           pytest -m "bgmap"
 
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 5de3530..0000000
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-[mypy]
-python_version = 3.8
-warn_return_any = True
-warn_unused_configs = True
-
-[mypy-setuptools.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-pypandoc.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-numpy.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-pandas.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-pystore.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-arctic.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-art_tools.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-tqdm.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-pastas.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9bc50cb..48c7a70 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: MacOS",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Hydrology",
 ]
@@ -58,7 +57,17 @@ test = [
     "pytest-dependency",
     "pytest-benchmark",
     "codacy-coverage",
-    "lxml",
+]
+test_py312 = [
+    "pastastore[lint,optional]",
+    "hydropandas[full]",
+    "coverage",
+    "codecov",
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-cov",
+    "pytest-dependency",
+    "pytest-benchmark",
+    "codacy-coverage",
 ]
 arcticdb = ["arcticdb"]
 docs = [
@@ -97,3 +106,28 @@ select = [
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
 convention = "numpy"
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = "--durations=0 --cov-report xml:coverage.xml --cov pastastore -v"
+markers = ["bgmap: test tile download for background map"]
+
+[tool.mypy]
+python_version = "3.9"
+warn_return_any = true
+warn_unused_configs = true
+
+[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+module = [
+    'matplotlib.*',
+    'scipy.stats.*',
+    'mypy-setuptools.*',
+    'mypy-pypandoc.*',
+    'mypy-numpy.*',
+    'mypy-pandas.*',
+    'mypy-pystore.*',
+    'mypy-arctic.*',
+    'mypy-art_tools.*',
+    'mypy-tqdm.*',
+    'mypy-pastas.*',
+]
+ignore_missing_imports = true
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 159c6be..0000000
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[pytest]
-addopts=--durations=0 --cov-report xml:coverage.xml --cov pastastore -v 
-markers =
-    bgmap: test tile download for background map
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index d7cd2b8..92f0eb3 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 # ruff: noqa: D100 D103
 import importlib
 from importlib import metadata
+from platform import python_version
 
-# import arcticdb_ext
 import pandas as pd
 import pastas as ps
 import pytest
+from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
 import pastastore as pst
 
+IS_PY312 = parse_version(python_version()) >= parse_version("3.12.0")
+
 # "arctic" and "pystore" removed for CI, can be tested locally
-params = ["dict", "pas", "arcticdb"]
+params = ["dict", "pas", "arcticdb"] if not IS_PY312 else ["dict", "pas"]
 
 
 def initialize_project(conn):