diff --git a/.github/workflows/non_omv.yml b/.github/workflows/non_omv.yml
index 5dc8065..bfcd5b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/non_omv.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/non_omv.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ 3.7, 3.9 ]
+        python-version: [ 3.9, "3.12" ]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
index 08ae131..f758c1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: [ "3.10", "3.12" ] # latest brain2 only supports >=3.9...
-        engine: [ Brian2, "Brian2:2.5.3", "Brian2:2.7.0", jNeuroML_validate, jNeuroML, jNeuroML_Brian2, jNeuroML_NEURON ]
+        engine: [ Brian2, "Brian2:2.5.3", "Brian2:2.7.1", "Brian2:2.9.0", jNeuroML_validate, jNeuroML, jNeuroML_Brian2, jNeuroML_NEURON ]
         
 
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a99bb0..e9b74c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ An Open Source Brain testbed for interactions between [Brian 2](http://briansimu
 See http://www.opensourcebrain.org/projects/brianshowcase for more details, as well as https://docs.neuroml.org/Userdocs/Software/Tools/Brian.html. 
 
 
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