diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 96e654a8..38e13042 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ repos:
     rev: 23.9.1
     hooks:
       - id: black
-        args: [--target-version, py311, --preview]
-        language_version: python3.11
+        args: [--target-version, py312, --preview]
+        language_version: python3.12
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v4.5.0
     hooks:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repos:
     rev: "v0.0.292"
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
-        language_version: python3.11
+        language_version: python3.12
   - repo: https://github.com/Lucas-C/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v1.5.4
     hooks:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 87b44798..488cb1f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-FROM python:3.11-alpine
+FROM python:3.12-alpine
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache gcc bash
+RUN apk add --no-cache gcc bash musl-dev
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/common/fuzzy.py b/common/fuzzy.py
index cda0eddd..d5fd3295 100644
--- a/common/fuzzy.py
+++ b/common/fuzzy.py
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 import rapidfuzz
 from rapidfuzz import process
 
-T = typing.TypeVar("T")
 
-
-def extract_from_list(
+def extract_from_list[
+    T
+](
     argument: str,
     list_of_items: typing.Collection[T],
     processors: typing.Iterable[typing.Callable],
diff --git a/common/playerlist_events.py b/common/playerlist_events.py
index 1a764c02..26be0bc6 100644
--- a/common/playerlist_events.py
+++ b/common/playerlist_events.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 import common.models as models
 import common.playerlist_utils as pl_utils
 
-_C = typing.TypeVar("_C")
-
 
 @typing.dataclass_transform(
     eq_default=False,
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@
     kw_only_default=False,
     field_specifiers=(attrs.field,),
 )
-def define() -> typing.Callable[[_C], _C]:
+def define[C]() -> typing.Callable[[C], C]:
     return attrs.define(eq=False, order=False, hash=False, kw_only=False)  # type: ignore
 
 
diff --git a/common/splash_texts.py b/common/splash_texts.py
index 50095f42..1add0dc3 100644
--- a/common/splash_texts.py
+++ b/common/splash_texts.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import datetime
+import platform
 import random
 import typing
 
@@ -32,8 +33,12 @@ class SplashTextUpdated(ipy.events.BaseEvent):
     pass
 
 
+# https://docs.python.org/3/library/platform.html?highlight=platform#platform.python_version_tuple
+PYTHON_VERSION = platform.python_version_tuple()
+
+
 # please add new entries to the end of the list
-splash_texts = (
+splash_texts: tuple[str, ...] = (
     "/online is used more than /playerlist",
     "99% bug free!",
     "Monkeypatch free!",  # for now
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ class SplashTextUpdated(ipy.events.BaseEvent):
     "PURPOSELY_INVALID_KEY_AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",  # actually used in the bot
     "Watching players on Realms!",
     "Do bots dream of electric sheep?",
-    "Python 3.11!",
+    f"{platform.python_implementation()} {PYTHON_VERSION[0]}.{PYTHON_VERSION[1]}!",  # ie CPython 3.12
     "Now in purple!",
     "Keyboard compatible!",
     "Made by AstreaTSS!",
diff --git a/exts/premium.py b/exts/premium.py
index 6fa33747..f844b913 100644
--- a/exts/premium.py
+++ b/exts/premium.py
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 import common.premium_code as premium_code
 import common.utils as utils
 
-CommandT = typing.TypeVar("CommandT", ipy.BaseCommand, ipy.const.AsyncCallable)
 
-
-def premium_check() -> typing.Callable[[CommandT], CommandT]:
+def premium_check[
+    T: (ipy.BaseCommand, ipy.const.AsyncCallable)
+]() -> typing.Callable[[T], T]:
     async def check(ctx: utils.RealmContext) -> bool:
         config = await ctx.fetch_config()
 
diff --git a/exts/statistics.py b/exts/statistics.py
index dcbb0ce0..b5b85936 100644
--- a/exts/statistics.py
+++ b/exts/statistics.py
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@
 import common.stats_utils as stats_utils
 import common.utils as utils
 
-AsyncCallableT = typing.TypeVar("AsyncCallableT", bound=ipy.const.AsyncCallable)
 
-
-def amazing_modal_error_handler(func: AsyncCallableT) -> AsyncCallableT:
+def amazing_modal_error_handler[T: ipy.const.AsyncCallable](func: T) -> T:
     async def wrapper(
         self: typing.Any,
         unknown: ipy.events.ModalCompletion | ipy.ModalContext,
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b6e0a164..f188e278 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -491,13 +491,12 @@ async def start() -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    loop_factory = None
+    run_method = asyncio.run
 
     # use uvloop if possible
     with contextlib.suppress(ImportError):
         import uvloop  # type: ignore
 
-        loop_factory = uvloop.new_event_loop
+        run_method = uvloop.run
 
-    with asyncio.Runner(loop_factory=loop_factory) as runner:
-        runner.run(start())
+    run_method(start())
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 77abab33..2befcb0e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,13 +66,10 @@ per-file-ignores = {}
 # Allow unused variables when underscore-prefixed.
 dummy-variable-rgx = "^(_+|(_+[a-zA-Z0-9_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+?))$"
 
-target-version = "py311"
+target-version = "py312"
 
 fix = true
 
 [tool.ruff.mccabe]
 # Unlike Flake8, default to a complexity level of 10.
 max-complexity = 10
-
-[tool.ruff.isort]
-extra-standard-library = ["tomllib"]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ea999296..63095fa4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+aiohttp==3.9.0b0
 discord-py-interactions[speedup]==5.10.0
 tansy==0.8.0
 humanize==4.8.0