diff --git a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
index 1cf0eb5..c525175 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ 3.8, 3.9 ]
-        engine: ["NEURON:8.1", "PyNEURON:8.1", "jNeuroML", "jNeuroML_NEURON", "jNeuroML_NetPyNE", "jNeuroML_validate"]
+        python-version: [ 3.9, 3.11 ] # allensdk doesn't work with py 3.12...
+        engine: ["NEURON", "PyNEURON", "NEURON:8.1", "PyNEURON:8.1", "jNeuroML", "jNeuroML_NEURON", "jNeuroML_NetPyNE", "jNeuroML_validate"]
 
 
     steps:
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pip install git+https://github.com/OpenSourceBrain/osb-model-validation
         pip install scipy sympy matplotlib cython pandas tables
+        pip install setuptools --upgrade # needed for Neuron on py 3.12
 
     - name: Download selected NEURON models
       if: ${{ contains( matrix.engine, 'NEURON' ) }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18aeafd..fd64537 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
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