diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02fa889b..72e92b59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ jobs:
       #       check-out repo and set-up python
       #----------------------------------------------
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up python
         id: setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       #----------------------------------------------
       #  -----  install & configure poetry  -----
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ jobs:
       #----------------------------------------------
       #       check-out repo and set-up python
       #----------------------------------------------
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       #----------------------------------------------
       #        load pip cache if cache exists
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -194,18 +194,18 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ "ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest" ]
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11" ]
-        django-version: ["3", "4" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
+        django-version: [ "4", "5" ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       #----------------------------------------------
       #       check-out repo and set-up python
       #----------------------------------------------
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         id: setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -270,11 +270,11 @@ jobs:
       #----------------------------------------------
       #       check-out repo and set-up python
       #----------------------------------------------
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         id: setup-python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       #----------------------------------------------
       #  -----  install & configure poetry  -----
       #----------------------------------------------
@@ -373,12 +373,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up python
         id: setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       - name: Install Poetry
         uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
         with:
@@ -490,11 +490,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       - name: Load cached Poetry installation
         id: cached-poetry
         uses: actions/cache@v3