diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 7cdcaee..383a937 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.11", "3.10", "3.9", "3.8"]
+        python-version: ["3.13", "3.12", "3.11", "3.10", "3.9"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       shell: sh
     - name: Test with unittest
       run: |
-        python -I -m pip install 'setuptools>=42' wheel
+        python -I -m pip install setuptools wheel
         pip install -q build
         python -m build
         pip3 install dist/k2hash-*.whl
@@ -68,7 +68,5 @@ jobs:
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
       run: python -m build
     - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
-      if: ${{  matrix.python-version == '3.11' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') }}
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
-      with:
-        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+      if: ${{  matrix.python-version == '3.12' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') }}
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9a0f2fa..8483d52 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=42",
+    "setuptools",
     "wheel"
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 legacy_tox_ini = """
     [tox]
     requires = tox>=4
-    env_list = lint, type, py{38,39,310,311}
+    env_list = lint, type, py{39,310,311,312,313}
     skip_missing_interpreters = True
     
     [testenv]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 745b235..9c75664 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ classifiers =
 package_dir =
     = src
 packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.9
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/src/k2hash/basequeue.py b/src/k2hash/basequeue.py
index a7c4cab..94ce42b 100644
--- a/src/k2hash/basequeue.py
+++ b/src/k2hash/basequeue.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class BaseQueue:  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     Baseueue class provides methods to handle key/value pairs in k2hash hash database.
     """
 
-    def __init__(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def __init__(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments
         self, k2h, fifo=True, prefix=None, password=None, expire_duration=None
     ):
         """
diff --git a/src/k2hash/k2hash.py b/src/k2hash/k2hash.py
index 8f3b23a..5da974f 100644
--- a/src/k2hash/k2hash.py
+++ b/src/k2hash/k2hash.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def _set_k2h_handle(self):
             raise RuntimeError("handle should not be K2H_INVALID_HANDLE")
         self._handle = handle
 
-    def __init__(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-arguments
+    def __init__(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments
         self,
         k2hfile="",
         flag=None,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def libc(self):
         """returns libc handle"""
         return self._libc
 
-    def set(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def set(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments
         self, key, val, password=None, expire_duration=None, time_unit=TimeUnit.SECONDS
     ):
         """Sets a key/value pair"""
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def add_decryption_password(self, password):
             LOG.error("error in k2h_add_attr_crypt_pass")
         return res
 
-    def add_subkey(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def add_subkey(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments
         self,
         key,
         subkey,
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ def set_log_level(self, level=LogLevel.INFO):
                 "level should be either SILENT, ERROR, WARN, INFO or DEBUG"
             )
 
-    def set_subkeys(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-arguments
+    def set_subkeys(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments
         self,
         key,
         subkeys,
diff --git a/src/k2hash/keyqueue.py b/src/k2hash/keyqueue.py
index 4e62f84..387589d 100644
--- a/src/k2hash/keyqueue.py
+++ b/src/k2hash/keyqueue.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class KeyQueue(BaseQueue):  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     KeyQueue class provides methods to handle key/value pairs in k2hash hash database.
     """
 
-    def __init__(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def __init__(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments
         self, k2h, fifo=True, prefix=None, password=None, expire_duration=None
     ):
         """
diff --git a/src/k2hash/queue.py b/src/k2hash/queue.py
index b8d21d3..9b7f301 100644
--- a/src/k2hash/queue.py
+++ b/src/k2hash/queue.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Queue(BaseQueue):  # noqa: pylint:disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     Queue class provides methods to handle key/value pairs in k2hash hash database.
     """
 
-    def __init__(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def __init__(  # noqa: pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments
         self, k2h, fifo=True, prefix=None, password=None, expire_duration=None
     ):
         """