diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 326d172..00d8c01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
             # 2.34 is in ubuntu 22.04
             git-version: "2.34"
           - python-version: "3.11"
+          - python-version: "3.12"
+            # 2.43 is in ubuntu 24.04
+            git-version: "2.43"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -47,14 +50,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "${{ matrix.node-version || '18'}}"
+          node-version: "lts/*"
 
       - name: install git ${{ matrix.git-version }}
         if: ${{ matrix.git-version }}
         run: |
           export MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX=$/tmp/conda
           mkdir -p $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/bin
-          curl -Ls https://micro.mamba.pm/api/micromamba/linux-64/1.4.2 | tar -xvj -C $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/bin/ --strip-components=1 bin/micromamba
+          curl -Ls https://micro.mamba.pm/api/micromamba/linux-64/1.5.8 | tar -xvj -C $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/bin/ --strip-components=1 bin/micromamba
           $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/bin/micromamba install -c conda-forge -p $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX "git=${{ matrix.git-version }}"
           echo "PATH=$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/bin:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
@@ -72,8 +75,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
           pip install .
+
+      - name: List dependencies
+        run: |
           pip freeze
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          pytest --verbose --maxfail=2 --color=yes --cov nbgitpuller tests
+          pytest --maxfail=2
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index aecdd81..8513038 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,15 +40,23 @@ target_version = [
     "py39",
     "py310",
     "py311",
+    "py312",
 ]
 
+
+# pytest is used for running Python based tests
+#
+# ref: https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/
+#
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = "--verbose --color=yes --durations=10 --cov nbgitpuller"
+asyncio_mode = "auto"
+testpaths = ["tests"]
 markers = [
     "jupyter_server: configure the jupyter_server fixture"
 ]
 
 
-
 # tbump is used to simplify and standardize the release process when updating
 # the version, making a git commit and tag, and pushing changes.
 #