diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ec54468e..f44f73db6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [5.12.0] - 2024-12-14
+
+-   Reduce the check-in tests that were adding an unncessary amount of time to the CI
+-   Allow Python 3.13 to be used
+-   Fix python install
 -   Support Empire for system-wide deployment (@D3vil0p3r)
 -   Paths specified in config.yaml where user does not have write permission will be fallback to ~/.empire directory and config.yaml updated as well (@D3vil0p3r)
 -   Invoke-Obfuscation is no longer copied to /usr/local/share
@@ -948,7 +953,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 -   Updated shellcoderdi to newest version (@Cx01N)
 -   Added a Nim launcher (@Hubbl3)
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire-Sponsors/compare/v5.11.7...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire-Sponsors/compare/v5.12.0...HEAD
+
+[5.12.0]: https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire-Sponsors/compare/v5.11.7...v5.12.0
 
 [5.11.7]: https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire-Sponsors/compare/v5.11.6...v5.11.7
 
diff --git a/empire/server/common/empire.py b/empire/server/common/empire.py
index c4495f2c0..f77cfafaa 100755
--- a/empire/server/common/empire.py
+++ b/empire/server/common/empire.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 from . import agents, credentials, listeners, stagers
 
-VERSION = "5.11.7 BC Security Fork"
+VERSION = "5.12.0 BC Security Fork"
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/empire/test/conftest.py b/empire/test/conftest.py
index 5b034935c..6c96d9461 100644
--- a/empire/test/conftest.py
+++ b/empire/test/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import asyncio
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
@@ -57,7 +56,8 @@ def client():
 
     # fix for pycharm debugger
     # https://stackoverflow.com/a/77926544/5849681
-    yield TestClient(app, backend_options={"loop_factory": asyncio.new_event_loop})
+    # yield TestClient(app, backend_options={"loop_factory": asyncio.new_event_loop})
+    yield TestClient(app)
 
     from empire.server.server import main
 
diff --git a/empire/test/test_agent_checkins_api.py b/empire/test/test_agent_checkins_api.py
index 19ae2c595..5fa044405 100644
--- a/empire/test/test_agent_checkins_api.py
+++ b/empire/test/test_agent_checkins_api.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
-import time
-from contextlib import contextmanager
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 import pytest
@@ -10,12 +8,6 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@contextmanager
-def timer():
-    start = time.perf_counter()
-    yield lambda: time.perf_counter() - start
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def agents(session_local, host, models):
     agent_ids = []
@@ -67,9 +59,9 @@ async def _create_checkins(session_local, models, agent_ids):
     )
 
 
-agent_count = 10
-time_delta = 5  # 17280 checkins per agent per day
-days_back = 7
+agent_count = 2
+time_delta = 20  # 4320 checkins per agent per day
+days_back = 3
 end_time = datetime(2023, 1, 8, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
 start_time = end_time - timedelta(days=days_back)
 
@@ -88,51 +80,6 @@ async def _create_checkin(session_local, models, agent_id):
         db_2.add_all(checkins)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.slow
-def test_database_performance_checkins(models, host, agents, session_local):
-    # logging.basicConfig()
-    # logging.getLogger("sqlalchemy.engine").setLevel(logging.INFO)
-    # logging.getLogger("sqlalchemy.engine").propagate = True
-    # print(query.statement.compile(compile_kwargs={"literal_binds": True}))
-
-    with session_local() as db:
-        asyncio.run(_create_checkins(session_local, models, agents))
-
-        with timer() as t:
-            checkins = db.query(models.AgentCheckIn).count()
-            assert checkins >= (agent_count * 17280 * days_back)
-        log.info(f"Time to query {checkins} checkins count: {t():0.4f} seconds")
-
-        with timer() as t:
-            agents = db.query(models.Agent).count()
-            assert agents >= agent_count
-        log.info(f"Time to query {agents} agents count: {t():0.4f} seconds")
-        assert t() < 1
-
-        with timer() as t:
-            query = db.query(models.Agent)
-            query.all()
-        log.info(f"Time to query {agents} agents: {t():0.4f} seconds")
-        assert t() < 1
-
-        with timer() as t:
-            query = db.query(models.AgentCheckIn).limit(50000)
-            query.all()
-        log.info(f"Time to query {checkins} checkins: {t():0.4f} seconds")
-        assert t() < 6  # noqa: PLR2004
-
-        agents = db.query(models.Agent).all()
-
-        with timer() as t:
-            for a in agents:
-                name = a.name
-                lastseen_time = a.lastseen_time
-                stale = a.stale
-                log.info(f"{name} - {lastseen_time} - {stale}")
-        log.info(f"Time to query {agents} agents' dynamic fields: {t():0.4f} seconds")
-        assert t() < 0.1 * agent_count
-
-
 def test_get_agent_checkins_agent_not_found(client, admin_auth_header):
     response = client.get("/api/v2/agents/XYZ123/checkins", headers=admin_auth_header)
 
@@ -153,7 +100,7 @@ def test_get_agent_checkins_with_limit_and_page(
     checkin_count = 10
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     assert len(response.json()["records"]) == checkin_count
-    assert response.json()["total"] > days_back * 17280
+    assert response.json()["total"] > days_back * 4320
     assert response.json()["page"] == 1
 
     page1 = response.json()["records"]
@@ -166,7 +113,7 @@ def test_get_agent_checkins_with_limit_and_page(
     page_count = 2
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     assert len(response.json()["records"]) == checkin_count
-    assert response.json()["total"] > days_back * 17280
+    assert response.json()["total"] > days_back * 4320
     assert response.json()["page"] == page_count
 
     page2 = response.json()["records"]
@@ -178,18 +125,17 @@ def test_get_agent_checkins_with_limit_and_page(
 def test_get_agent_checkins_multiple_agents(
     client, admin_auth_header, agents, session_local, models
 ):
-    with_checkins = agents[:3]
-    asyncio.run(_create_checkins(session_local, models, with_checkins))
+    asyncio.run(_create_checkins(session_local, models, agents))
 
     response = client.get(
         "/api/v2/agents/checkins",
         headers=admin_auth_header,
-        params={"agents": with_checkins[:2], "limit": 400000},
+        params={"agents": agents, "limit": 400000},
     )
 
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
-    assert len(response.json()["records"]) == days_back * 17280 * 2
-    assert {r["agent_id"] for r in response.json()["records"]} == set(with_checkins[:2])
+    assert len(response.json()["records"]) == days_back * 4320 * agent_count
+    assert {r["agent_id"] for r in response.json()["records"]} == set(agents)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
@@ -199,7 +145,7 @@ def test_agent_checkins_aggregate(
     if empire_config.database.use == "sqlite":
         pytest.skip("sqlite not supported for checkin aggregation")
 
-    asyncio.run(_create_checkins(session_local, models, agents[:3]))
+    asyncio.run(_create_checkins(session_local, models, agents))
 
     response = client.get(
         "/api/v2/agents/checkins/aggregate",
@@ -209,7 +155,7 @@ def test_agent_checkins_aggregate(
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     assert response.elapsed.total_seconds() < 5  # noqa: PLR2004
     assert response.json()["bucket_size"] == "day"
-    assert response.json()["records"][1]["count"] == 17280 * 3
+    assert response.json()["records"][1]["count"] == 4320 * agent_count
 
     response = client.get(
         "/api/v2/agents/checkins/aggregate",
@@ -220,7 +166,7 @@ def test_agent_checkins_aggregate(
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     assert response.elapsed.total_seconds() < 5  # noqa: PLR2004
     assert response.json()["bucket_size"] == "hour"
-    assert response.json()["records"][1]["count"] == 720 * 3
+    assert response.json()["records"][1]["count"] == 180 * agent_count
 
     response = client.get(
         "/api/v2/agents/checkins/aggregate",
@@ -231,7 +177,7 @@ def test_agent_checkins_aggregate(
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     assert response.elapsed.total_seconds() < 5  # noqa: PLR2004
     assert response.json()["bucket_size"] == "minute"
-    assert response.json()["records"][1]["count"] == 12 * 3
+    assert response.json()["records"][1]["count"] == 3 * agent_count
 
     response = client.get(
         "/api/v2/agents/checkins/aggregate",
@@ -246,7 +192,7 @@ def test_agent_checkins_aggregate(
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     assert response.elapsed.total_seconds() < 5  # noqa: PLR2004
     assert response.json()["bucket_size"] == "second"
-    assert response.json()["records"][1]["count"] == 1 * 3
+    assert response.json()["records"][1]["count"] == 1 * agent_count
 
     # Test start date and end date
     response = client.get(
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index f30e82dcf..e4e01faf2 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1722,7 +1722,10 @@ files = [
 [package.dependencies]
 annotated-types = ">=0.4.0"
 pydantic-core = "2.20.1"
-typing-extensions = {version = ">=4.6.1", markers = "python_version < \"3.13\""}
+typing-extensions = [
+    {version = ">=4.12.2", markers = "python_version >= \"3.13\""},
+    {version = ">=4.6.1", markers = "python_version < \"3.13\""},
+]
 
 [package.extras]
 email = ["email-validator (>=2.0.0)"]
@@ -1911,31 +1914,31 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyinstaller"
-version = "6.9.0"
+version = "6.11.1"
 description = "PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package."
 optional = false
-python-versions = "<3.13,>=3.8"
+python-versions = "<3.14,>=3.8"
 files = [
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-    {file = "pyinstaller-6.9.0-py3-none-manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:f18a3d551834ef8fb7830d48d4cc1527004d0e6b51ded7181e78374ad6111846"},
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-    {file = "pyinstaller-6.9.0-py3-none-win_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:f15c1ef11ed5ceb32447dfbdab687017d6adbef7fc32aa359d584369bfe56eda"},
-    {file = "pyinstaller-6.9.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f4a75c552facc2e2a370f1e422b971b5e5cdb4058ff38cea0235aa21fc0b378f"},
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+    {file = "pyinstaller-6.11.1-py3-none-manylinux2014_ppc64le.whl", hash = "sha256:0d6475559c4939f0735122989611d7f739ed3bf02f666ce31022928f7a7e4fda"},
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+    {file = "pyinstaller-6.11.1-py3-none-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:7ac83c0dc0e04357dab98c487e74ad2adb30e7eb186b58157a8faf46f1fa796f"},
+    {file = "pyinstaller-6.11.1-py3-none-win_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:35e6b8077d240600bb309ed68bb0b1453fd2b7ab740b66d000db7abae6244423"},
+    {file = "pyinstaller-6.11.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:491dfb4d9d5d1d9650d9507daec1ff6829527a254d8e396badd60a0affcb72ef"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
 altgraph = "*"
 macholib = {version = ">=1.8", markers = "sys_platform == \"darwin\""}
 packaging = ">=22.0"
-pefile = {version = ">=2022.5.30", markers = "sys_platform == \"win32\""}
-pyinstaller-hooks-contrib = ">=2024.7"
+pefile = {version = ">=2022.5.30,<2024.8.26 || >2024.8.26", markers = "sys_platform == \"win32\""}
+pyinstaller-hooks-contrib = ">=2024.9"
 pywin32-ctypes = {version = ">=0.2.1", markers = "sys_platform == \"win32\""}
 setuptools = ">=42.0.0"
 
@@ -1945,13 +1948,13 @@ hook-testing = ["execnet (>=1.5.0)", "psutil", "pytest (>=2.7.3)"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyinstaller-hooks-contrib"
-version = "2024.7"
+version = "2024.10"
 description = "Community maintained hooks for PyInstaller"
 optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.7"
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
 files = [
-    {file = "pyinstaller_hooks_contrib-2024.7-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8bf0775771fbaf96bcd2f4dfd6f7ae6c1dd1b1efe254c7e50477b3c08e7841d8"},
-    {file = "pyinstaller_hooks_contrib-2024.7.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:fd5f37dcf99bece184e40642af88be16a9b89613ecb958a8bd1136634fc9fac5"},
+    {file = "pyinstaller_hooks_contrib-2024.10-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ad47db0e153683b4151e10d231cb91f2d93c85079e78d76d9e0f57ac6c8a5e10"},
+    {file = "pyinstaller_hooks_contrib-2024.10.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:8a46655e5c5b0186b5e527399118a9b342f10513eb1425c483fa4f6d02e8800c"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -3356,5 +3359,5 @@ test = ["pytest"]
 
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
-python-versions = ">=3.10,<3.13"
-content-hash = "3c88435392ff46f7cba202a6eb4633fe996739a004fd3b0fc9bc0113de257c13"
+python-versions = ">=3.10,<3.14"
+content-hash = "200cdb9e7bcdb6647d2d5906974d8487a66befff4b4c7613b769694aa7bddd4b"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 23b6c4074..8fe40a7a6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "empire-bc-security-fork"
-version = "5.11.7"
+version = "5.12.0"
 description = ""
 authors = ["BC Security <info@bc-security.org>"]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ packages = [
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.10,<3.13"
+python = ">=3.10,<3.14"
 urllib3 = "^2.2.0"
 requests = "^2.31.0"
 iptools = "^0.7.0"
diff --git a/setup/install.sh b/setup/install.sh
index 28c3c4c6a..fb37cd1b2 100755
--- a/setup/install.sh
+++ b/setup/install.sh
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ if ! command_exists pyenv; then
     apt-get -y install build-essential gdb lcov pkg-config \
       libbz2-dev libffi-dev libgdbm-dev libgdbm-compat-dev liblzma-dev \
       libncurses5-dev libreadline6-dev libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev \
-      lzma lzma-dev tk-dev uuid-dev zlib1g-dev
+      lzma tk-dev uuid-dev zlib1g-dev
 
   pyenv install 3.12.6
 fi