diff --git a/.github/dummy b/.github/dummy
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/buildcheck.yml
index 382baab6..6af9afad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildcheck.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,21 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   mixed_tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version:
+        - '3.8.x'
+        - '3.11.x'
+        - '3.12.x'
+        - 'pypy3.10'
+
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.10.x
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.alpine b/docker/Dockerfile.alpine
index 4fef8b37..e2f6db89 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Official python image has an alpine-based version.  It's easiest to
 # use it directly instead of building from source with pyenv.
-FROM python:3.11-alpine
+FROM python:3.12-alpine
 
 # Install extras
 RUN apk add sudo bash
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 980ed465..f60337ef 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ WORKDIR /ifex
 USER ubuntu
 ENV PATH "/home/ubuntu/.pyenv/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
 RUN scripts/install_pyenv.sh
-RUN scripts/install_python_version_in_pyenv.sh 3.11
-RUN pyenv global 3.11
+RUN scripts/install_python_version_in_pyenv.sh 3.12
+RUN pyenv global 3.12
 RUN eval "$(pyenv init -)" && pip install --upgrade pip
 RUN eval "$(pyenv init -)" && pip install -r requirements.txt
 RUN eval "$(pyenv init -)" && python setup.py develop
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 710fa970..2d963f9f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ six==1.16.0
 tomli==2.0.1
 dacite==1.6.0
 jsonschema>=4.20
+lark==1.1.9
+setuptools
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1e434dda..177c8026 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-from distutils import extension
 import glob
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools import find_packages
 
 from ifex.templates import TemplateDir