diff --git a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
index f0324c7..877b3cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.10" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.12" ]
         engine: [ jNeuroML, jNeuroML_NEURON, jNeuroML_NetPyNE, jNeuroML_validate, jNeuroML_validatev1, jNeuroML_EDEN ]
-        runs-on: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest ]
+        runs-on: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest ]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Set up Python  ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version:  ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         
     - name: Install OMV
       run: |
+        pip install setuptools==80 # needed for eden on Python 3.12...
         pip install git+https://github.com/OpenSourceBrain/osb-model-validation
 
     - name: Run OMV tests on engine ${{ matrix.engine }}