diff --git a/.travis/mypy.docker b/.ci/mypy.docker
similarity index 100%
rename from .travis/mypy.docker
rename to .ci/mypy.docker
diff --git a/.travis/pep8.docker b/.ci/pep8.docker
similarity index 100%
rename from .travis/pep8.docker
rename to .ci/pep8.docker
diff --git a/.travis/py3.docker b/.ci/py3.docker
similarity index 95%
rename from .travis/py3.docker
rename to .ci/py3.docker
index 8e8c5a4..047eff2 100644
--- a/.travis/py3.docker
+++ b/.ci/py3.docker
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN docker-apt-install python3-casacore casacore-dev casacore-data makems casare
                        libfftw3-dev wcslib-dev libcfitsio-dev \
                        'libcasa-*' liblapack-dev libatlas-base-dev 2to3
 
-RUN pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
+RUN pip install -U pip 'setuptools[core]' wheel
 #######################################
 # Install python 3 meqtrees
 #######################################
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_installation.yml b/.github/workflows/test_installation.yml
index ce7041f..65b560a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_installation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_installation.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04 ]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.sh b/Jenkinsfile.sh
index 06555f6..c216ea5 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.sh
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.sh
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ cd $PROJECTS_DIR/meqtrees-tigger-lsm
 IMAGENAME="mttiglsmpr"
 
 # build and test
-docker build -f .travis/py3.docker -t "${IMAGENAME}36:$BUILD_NUMBER" --no-cache=true .
+docker build -f .ci/py3.docker -t "${IMAGENAME}36:$BUILD_NUMBER" --no-cache=true .
diff --git a/Tigger/bin/tigger_tag.py b/Tigger/bin/tigger_tag.py
index dabbfba..f4cc905 100644
--- a/Tigger/bin/tigger_tag.py
+++ b/Tigger/bin/tigger_tag.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def lookupObject(src, tagname):
     for arg in rem_args[1:]:
         # Match either the SELTAG<>SELVAL, or the TAG=[TYPE:]VALUE, or the [+!/]TAG forms
         # If none match, assume the NAME form
-        mselcomp = re.match("^(?i)([^=<>!.]+)(%s)([^dms]+)([dms])?" % "|".join(
+        mselcomp = re.match("(?i)^([^=<>!.]+)(%s)([^dms]+)([dms])?" % "|".join(
             [key.replace('.', '\.') for key in list(select_predicates.keys())]), arg)
         mseltag = re.match("=(.+)$", arg)
         mset = re.match("^(.+)=((bool|int|str|float|complex):)?(.+)$", arg)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3e46ad4..f0f3f63 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,13 +12,23 @@ packages = [
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.8"
 astro-kittens = "^1.4.6"
-numpy = "*"
-scipy = "*"
+numpy = [
+    { version = ">=2.0.0", python = ">=3.12"},
+    { version = "<2.0.0", python = ">=3.8, <3.12"}
+]
+scipy = [
+    { version = ">=1.13.0", python = ">=3.12"},
+    { version = "<1.13.0", python = ">=3.8, <3.12"}
+]
 astlib = [
-    { version = "<=0.11.10", python = ">=3.8"}, 
-    { version = "<=0.11.8", python = "<=3.8"}
+    { version = ">=0.12.0", python = ">=3.12"},
+    { version = "<=0.11.10", python = ">=3.8, <3.12"},
+    { version = "<=0.11.8", python = "<3.8"}
+]
+astropy = [
+    { version = ">=6.1.0", python = ">=3.12"},
+    { version = "<6.1.0", python = ">=3.8, <3.12"}
 ]
-astropy = "*"
 future = "*"
 python-casacore = "*"
 meqtrees-cattery = "^1.7.9"