diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3b43fc3..a513c84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.12']
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
+        python-version: '3.12'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index a50b998..05395e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.12']
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pytest
           pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install bec-ipython-client
 
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |