diff --git a/.github/workflows/non-omv-remote.yml b/.github/workflows/non-omv-remote.yml
index 6680ea3..91a3b92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/non-omv-remote.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/non-omv-remote.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9, "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]
 
     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 }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
index c406d6c..10eb84b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
         engine:
           [
             jLEMS,
@@ -27,15 +27,16 @@ jobs:
           ]
 
     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 }}
 
       - 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
           pip install scipy sympy matplotlib cython pandas tables