diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-pr_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/push-pr_workflow.yml
index a3c6eb4..8ced825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-pr_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-pr_workflow.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83708e9..5542922 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ All notable changes to Merlin Spellbook will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.9.0]
+
+### Added
+- Added support for python 3.12 and python 3.13
+
+### Changed
+- Dropped support for python 3.7 and older
+- Updated Makefile to use newer check-style targets
+
 ## [0.8.1]
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2ffec3b..3b534bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 
 VER?=1.0.0
 VSTRING=[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+
+PYTHON?=python3
+PY_TARGET_VER?=py311  # At the time this is added (2/19/25) black only supports up to py311
 
 PROJ=spellbook
 TEST=tests
 
+# check setup.cfg exists
+ifeq (,$(wildcard setup.cfg))
+	MAX_LINE_LENGTH=127
+else
+	MAX_LINE_LENGTH=$(shell grep 'max-line-length' setup.cfg | cut -d ' ' -f3)
+endif
+
 unit-tests:
 	python3 -m pytest $(TEST)/
 
@@ -35,15 +44,39 @@ clean:
 	-rm -rf build
 
 fix-style:
-	python3 -m isort --line-length 88 $(PROJ)
-	python3 -m isort --line-length 88 $(TEST)
-	python3 -m isort --line-length 88 *.py
-	python3 -m black --line-length 88 --target-version py36 $(PROJ)
-	python3 -m black --line-length 88 --target-version py36 $(TEST)
-	python3 -m black --line-length 88 --target-version py36 *.py
-
-check-style:
-	python3 -m black --check --line-length 88 --target-version py36 $(PROJ)
-	python3 -m black --check --line-length 88 --target-version py36 $(TEST)
-	python3 -m pylint $(PROJ) --rcfile=setup.cfg --exit-zero
-	python3 -m pylint *.py --rcfile=setup.cfg --exit-zero
+	python3 -m isort --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) $(PROJ)
+	python3 -m isort --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) $(TEST)
+	python3 -m isort --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) *.py
+	python3 -m black --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) --target-version $(PY_TARGET_VER) $(PROJ)
+	python3 -m black --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) --target-version $(PY_TARGET_VER) $(TEST)
+	python3 -m black --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) --target-version $(PY_TARGET_VER) *.py
+
+
+check-flake8:
+	echo "Flake8 linting for invalid source (bad syntax, undefined variables)..."; \
+	$(PYTHON) -m flake8 --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics; \
+	echo "Flake8 linting failure for CI..."; \
+	$(PYTHON) -m flake8 . --count --max-complexity=15 --statistics --max-line-length=127; \
+
+
+check-black:
+	$(PYTHON) -m black --check --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) --target-version $(PY_TARGET_VER) $(PROJ); \
+	$(PYTHON) -m black --check --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) --target-version $(PY_TARGET_VER) $(TEST); \
+	$(PYTHON) -m black --check --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) --target-version $(PY_TARGET_VER) *.py; \
+
+
+check-isort:
+	$(PYTHON) -m isort --check --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) $(PROJ); \
+	$(PYTHON) -m isort --check --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) $(TEST); \
+	$(PYTHON) -m isort --check --line-length $(MAX_LINE_LENGTH) *.py; \
+
+
+check-pylint:
+	echo "PyLinting spellbook source..."; \
+	$(PYTHON) -m pylint $(PROJ) --rcfile=setup.cfg --disable=logging-fstring-interpolation; \
+	$(PYTHON) -m pylint *.py --rcfile=setup.cfg --exit-zero
+	echo "PyLinting spellbook tests..."; \
+	$(PYTHON) -m pylint $(TEST) --rcfile=setup.cfg; \
+
+
+check-style: check-flake8 check-black check-isort check-pylint
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index a0ea543..120fe70 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Development dependencies.
 pylint
-black==22.8.0
+black
 dep-license
 flake8
 isort
diff --git a/requirements/release.txt b/requirements/release.txt
index 5f00828..95ede58 100644
--- a/requirements/release.txt
+++ b/requirements/release.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ importlib_resources; python_version < '3.7'
 coloredlogs
 click
 numpy
-pyDOE2
+pyDOE3
 scipy
 scikit-learn
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 78adf53..153e041 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 # LLNL-CODE-797170
 # All rights reserved.
-# This file is part of Merlin-Spellbook, Version: 0.8.1.
+# This file is part of Merlin-Spellbook, Version: 0.9.0.
 #
 # For details, see https://github.com/LLNL/merlin-spellbook.
 #
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ def extras_require():
     long_description=readme(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     classifiers=[
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     ],
     keywords="machine learning workflow utilities",
     url="https://github.com/LLNL/merlin-spellbook",
diff --git a/spellbook/__init__.py b/spellbook/__init__.py
index 5a38c0b..413b451 100644
--- a/spellbook/__init__.py
+++ b/spellbook/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.9.0"
 
 VERSION = __version__
diff --git a/spellbook/data_formatting/conduit/python/conduit_bundler.py b/spellbook/data_formatting/conduit/python/conduit_bundler.py
index 6793fef..9693e9f 100644
--- a/spellbook/data_formatting/conduit/python/conduit_bundler.py
+++ b/spellbook/data_formatting/conduit/python/conduit_bundler.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 # LLNL-CODE-<PENDING>
 # All rights reserved.
-# This file is part of merlin-spellbook, Version: 0.8.1.
+# This file is part of merlin-spellbook, Version: 0.9.0.
 #
 # For details, see https://github.com/LLNL/merlin-spellbook.
 #
diff --git a/spellbook/data_formatting/conduit/python/translator.py b/spellbook/data_formatting/conduit/python/translator.py
index 91f09ff..93cbd92 100644
--- a/spellbook/data_formatting/conduit/python/translator.py
+++ b/spellbook/data_formatting/conduit/python/translator.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ def run(_input, output, schema):
             if data_loader.has_path(sample_path):
                 data_loader.read(filtered_node[path], sample_path)
             else:
-                filtered_node[
-                    sample_path
-                ] = np.nan  # if a value is missing, that could be a problem
+                filtered_node[sample_path] = (
+                    np.nan
+                )  # if a value is missing, that could be a problem
         make_data_array_dict(all_dict, filtered_node)
 
     for dat in all_dict.keys():
diff --git a/spellbook/log_formatter.py b/spellbook/log_formatter.py
index 395e4ba..5af11ac 100644
--- a/spellbook/log_formatter.py
+++ b/spellbook/log_formatter.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 # LLNL-CODE-797170
 # All rights reserved.
-# This file is part of Merlin Spellbook, Version: 0.8.1.
+# This file is part of Merlin Spellbook, Version: 0.9.0.
 #
 # For details, see https://github.com/LLNL/merlin.
 #
diff --git a/spellbook/sampling/make_samples.py b/spellbook/sampling/make_samples.py
index 12c6d51..e899a67 100644
--- a/spellbook/sampling/make_samples.py
+++ b/spellbook/sampling/make_samples.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ast
 
 import numpy as np
-import pyDOE2 as doe
+import pyDOE3 as doe
 from scipy.stats.distributions import norm
 
 from spellbook.commands import CliCommand
diff --git a/tests/command_line_tests.py b/tests/command_line_tests.py
index 6e3e231..227b39e 100644
--- a/tests/command_line_tests.py
+++ b/tests/command_line_tests.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 def run_single_test(name, test, test_label="", buffer_length=50):
     dot_length = buffer_length - len(name) - len(str(test_label))
-    print(f"TEST {test_label}: {name}{'.'*dot_length}", end="")
+    print(f"TEST {test_label}: {name}{'.' * dot_length}", end="")
     command = test[0]
     conditions = test[1]
     if not isinstance(conditions, list):