diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 185b05a..4627087 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-on: [ push, pull_request ]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - dev
 
 jobs:
   pytest:
@@ -7,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11' ]
+        python-version: [ 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13' ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4cbc401..2e87a9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ An event dispatching/handling library for FastAPI, and Starlette.
 
 [![](https://github.com/melvinkcx/fastapi-events/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=dev&event=push)](https://github.com/melvinkcx/fastapi-events/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
 ![PyPI - Downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dw/fastapi-events)
+![PyPI - Python Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/fastapi-events)
+
 
 Features:
 
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 88242a8..3e0b589 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ minversion = 6.2
 python_files =
     middleware/test_*.py
     test_*.py
-asyncio_mode=auto
+asyncio_mode = auto
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = function
 env =
     AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=testing
     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=testing
     AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN=testing
     AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=testing
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a91713..127dd14 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ def get_long_description():
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "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 :: 3.13",
     },
     python_requires=">=3.7",
     keywords=["starlette", "fastapi", "starlite", "pydantic"],
diff --git a/tests/middleware/test_starlite.py b/tests/middleware/test_starlite.py
index 3377699..0835a2d 100644
--- a/tests/middleware/test_starlite.py
+++ b/tests/middleware/test_starlite.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def global_exception_handler(request, exc):
         exception_handlers[ValueError] = global_exception_handler
 
     client = create_test_client(
+        [root],
         exception_handlers=exception_handlers,
         middleware=[
             DefineMiddleware(
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ def global_exception_handler(request, exc):
                 handlers=[dummy_handler_1, dummy_handler_2],
             ),
         ],
-        route_handlers=[root],
     )
 
     with suppress(ValueError):
diff --git a/tests/test_dispatcher.py b/tests/test_dispatcher.py
index b987d3c..62ec54c 100644
--- a/tests/test_dispatcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_dispatcher.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import functools
 import os
 import uuid
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async def test_suppression_of_events_in_req_res_cycle(
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "event_payload,should_raise_error",
-    (({"user_id": uuid.uuid4(), "created_at": datetime.utcnow()}, False),
+    (({"user_id": uuid.uuid4(), "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc)}, False),
      ({"user_id": uuid.uuid4()}, True),
      ({}, True),
      (None, True)))
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 27a6b88..db24f28 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,25 +4,27 @@ requires =
 env_list =
     flake8
     isort
-    py{37,38,39,310,311}-starlite
-    py{37,38,39,310,311}-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}
-    py{37,38,39,310,311}-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1,2}
+    py{38,39,310,311,312,313}-starlite
+    py{38,39,310,311}-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}
+    py{38,39,310,311}-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1,2}
+    py{311,312,313}-fastapi{0102,0103,0104,0105,0106,0107,0108,0109,0111,0112,0113,0114,0115}-pydantic{2}
 
 [gh]
 python =
-    3.11 = flake8, isort, py311-starlite, py311-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}, py311-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1}
-    3.10 = py310-starlite, py310-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}, py310-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1}
+    3.13 = flake8, isort, py313-starlite, py313-fastapi{0102,0103,0104,0105,0106,0107,0108,0109,0111,0112,0113,0114,0115}-pydantic{2}
+    3.12 = flake8, isort, py312-starlite, py312-fastapi{0102,0103,0104,0105,0106,0107,0108,0109,0111,0112,0113,0114,0115}-pydantic{2}
+    3.11 = flake8, isort, py311-starlite, py311-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}, py311-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1,2}, py311-fastapi{0102,0103,0104,0105,0106,0107,0108,0109,0111,0112,0113,0114,0115}-pydantic{2}
+    3.10 = py310-starlite, py310-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}, py310-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1,2}
     3.9 = py39-starlite, py39-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}, py39-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1}
     3.8 = py38-starlite, py38-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}, py38-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1}
-    3.7 = py37-starlite, py37-fastapi{092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099}-pydantic{1}, py37-fastapi{0100,0101}-pydantic{1}
 
 [base]
 deps =
-    pytest>=6.2.4
-    pytest-asyncio>=0.18.3
-    pytest-env>=0.6.2
-    pytest-mock>=3.6.1
-    moto[sqs]>=4.2.14
+    pytest>=8.3.4
+    pytest-asyncio>=0.24.0
+    pytest-env>=1.1.5
+    pytest-mock>=3.14.0
+    moto[sqs]>=4.2.14,<5
     mypy>=0.971
     pytest-mypy>=0.9.1
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ deps =
     opentelemetry-test-utils>=0.33b0
     opentelemetry-sdk>=1.12.0
 
-    httpx>=0.23.0
+    httpx>=0.23.0,<0.28
 
 [testenv:flake8]
 description = run flake8
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ deps = isort>=5.10.1
 commands =
     isort --check-only ./fastapi_events ./tests
 
-[testenv:py{37,38,39,310,311}-starlite]
+[testenv:py{38,39,310,311,312}-starlite]
 description : run test for starlite
 deps =
     {[base]deps}
@@ -56,6 +58,17 @@ deps =
     starlite>=1.38.0,<=2
 commands =
     pytest tests/middleware/test_starlite.py
+[testenv:py{313}-starlite]
+description : run test for starlite
+deps =
+    ; see: https://github.com/jcrist/msgspec/issues/698
+    git+https://github.com/jcrist/msgspec.git@main
+    {[base]deps}
+    pydantic>=1.0,<2.0
+    starlite>=1.38.0,<=2
+commands =
+    pytest tests/middleware/test_starlite.py
+
 
 [testenv]
 description = run pytest for fastapi
@@ -70,7 +83,21 @@ deps =
     fastapi098: fastapi>=0.98,<0.99
     fastapi099: fastapi>=0.99,<0.100
     fastapi0100: fastapi>=0.100,<0.101
-    fastapi0101: fastapi>=0.101
+    fastapi0101: fastapi>=0.101,<0.102
+    fastapi0102: fastapi>=0.102,<0.103
+    fastapi0103: fastapi>=0.103,<0.104
+    fastapi0104: fastapi>=0.104,<0.105
+    fastapi0105: fastapi>=0.105,<0.106
+    fastapi0106: fastapi>=0.106,<0.107
+    fastapi0107: fastapi>=0.107,<0.108
+    fastapi0108: fastapi>=0.108,<0.109
+    fastapi0109: fastapi>=0.109,<0.110
+    fastapi0110: fastapi>=0.110,<0.111
+    fastapi0111: fastapi>=0.111,<0.112
+    fastapi0112: fastapi>=0.112,<0.113
+    fastapi0113: fastapi>=0.113,<0.114
+    fastapi0114: fastapi>=0.114,<0.115
+    fastapi0115: fastapi>=0.115
     pydantic1: pydantic[email]>=1.0,<2
     pydantic2: pydantic[email]>=2.0,<3
 commands =