diff --git a/.github/workflows/autoformat-and-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/autoformat-and-lint.yml
index 6e87209..ed10c68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autoformat-and-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autoformat-and-lint.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
   autoformat-and-lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4ff13a4..29e938e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🐍 Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.12'
+          python-version: '3.x'
           cache: 'pip'
 
       - name: 📦 Install dependencies
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9a3b6a8..bf8d56d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "vbl-aquarium"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = 'Collection of Pydantic models describing data objects passed between Virtual Brain Lab projects.'
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8, <3.13"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = ['pydantic', "virtualbrainlab", "neuroscience"]
 authors = [
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
   "Operating System :: OS Independent",
@@ -43,44 +44,44 @@ path = "src/vbl_aquarium/__about__.py"
 exclude = ["/models"]
 
 [tool.hatch.envs.default]
-python="3.12"
+python="3.13"
 dependencies = [
-  "coverage[toml]>=6.5",
-  "mypy>=1.0.0",
-  "pytest",
+#  "coverage[toml]>=6.5",
+#  "mypy>=1.0.0",
+#  "pytest",
 ]
 
-[tool.hatch.envs.default.scripts]
-test = "pytest {args:tests}"
-test-cov = "coverage run -m pytest {args:tests}"
-cov-report = [
-  "- coverage combine",
-  "coverage report",
-]
-cov = [
-  "test-cov",
-  "cov-report",
-]
-check = "mypy --strict --install-types --non-interactive {args:src/vbl_aquarium}"
-
-[tool.coverage.run]
-source_pkgs = ["vbl_aquarium", "tests"]
-branch = true
-parallel = true
-omit = [
-  "src/vbl_aquarium/__about__.py",
-]
-
-[tool.coverage.paths]
-vbl_aquarium = ["src/vbl_aquarium", "*/vbl-aquarium/src/vbl_aquarium"]
-tests = ["tests", "*/vbl-aquarium/tests"]
+#[tool.hatch.envs.default.scripts]
+#test = "pytest {args:tests}"
+#test-cov = "coverage run -m pytest {args:tests}"
+#cov-report = [
+#  "- coverage combine",
+#  "coverage report",
+#]
+#cov = [
+#  "test-cov",
+#  "cov-report",
+#]
+#check = "mypy --strict --install-types --non-interactive {args:src/vbl_aquarium}"
 
-[tool.coverage.report]
-exclude_lines = [
-  "no cov",
-  "if __name__ == .__main__.:",
-  "if TYPE_CHECKING:",
-]
+#[tool.coverage.run]
+#source_pkgs = ["vbl_aquarium", "tests"]
+#branch = true
+#parallel = true
+#omit = [
+#  "src/vbl_aquarium/__about__.py",
+#]
+#
+#[tool.coverage.paths]
+#vbl_aquarium = ["src/vbl_aquarium", "*/vbl-aquarium/src/vbl_aquarium"]
+#tests = ["tests", "*/vbl-aquarium/tests"]
+#
+#[tool.coverage.report]
+#exclude_lines = [
+#  "no cov",
+#  "if __name__ == .__main__.:",
+#  "if TYPE_CHECKING:",
+#]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 ignore=["A003", "EM101", "FBT002", "T201", "TCH001", "TRY002", "TRY003"]
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