diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b96606009..b8b7d05b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a94641616..94f35a7d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ lint-type:
 
 .PHONY: test test_norecord test_novcr vcr_rerecord
 test:
-	coverage run -m py.test -v .
+	coverage run -m pytest -v .
 
 test_norecord:
 	# error if VCR recording for a web request is missing (useful on CI)
-	coverage run -m py.test -v . --vcr-record=none
+	coverage run -m pytest -v . --vcr-record=none
 
 test_novcr:
 	# disable VCR completely; useful to check if recordings are outdated
-	coverage run -m py.test -v . --disable-vcr
+	coverage run -m pytest -v . --disable-vcr
 
 vcr_rerecord:
 	# clear VCR cassettes and run tests to record fresh ones
 	rm -rf ./test/vcr/*
-	coverage run -m py.test -v . --vcr-record=all
+	coverage run -m pytest -v . --vcr-record=all
 
 .PHONY: coverage_report coverage_html coverages
 coverage_report:
diff --git a/contrib/tox.ini b/contrib/tox.ini
index ebcf3a424..975f5a0b4 100644
--- a/contrib/tox.ini
+++ b/contrib/tox.ini
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 package_root = .
 min_version = 4.3.3
 envlist =
-    py{38,39,310,311}-qa
+    py{38,39,310,311,312}-qa
 skip_missing_interpreters = true
 ignore_base_python_conflict = true
 labels =
-    lint = py{38,39,310,311}-lint
-    test = py{38,39,310,311}-test
+    lint = py{38,39,310,311,312}-lint
+    test = py{38,39,310,311,312}-test
 
 
 [testenv]
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ envname =
     py39: py39
     py310: py310
     py311: py311
+    py312: py312
 envdir =
     py38: {toxinidir}/.tox/py38
     py39: {toxinidir}/.tox/py39
     py310: {toxinidir}/.tox/py310
     py311: {toxinidir}/.tox/py311
+    py312: {toxinidir}/.tox/py312
 depends =
     base
 deps =
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index c83774327..39c25f980 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ flake8-import-order
 flake8-type-checking; python_version >= '3.8'
 # Sphinx theme
 furo==2023.9.10
-pytest~=7.1.0
+pytest~=7.4
 pytest-vcr~=1.0.2
 requests-mock~=1.9.3
 sphinx>=7.1.0,<8; python_version <= '3.8'
diff --git a/docs/source/plugin/test.rst b/docs/source/plugin/test.rst
index ce77501b4..a5e5f233e 100644
--- a/docs/source/plugin/test.rst
+++ b/docs/source/plugin/test.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Assuming your test files are in the ``test`` folder in your project directory::
 
 You can run your test suite with::
 
-    py.test -v test/
+    pytest -v test/
 
 .. __: https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/getting-started.html
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a5b9ac664..cff96f1ea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=63.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=66.1", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools]
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Topic :: Communications :: Chat :: Internet Relay Chat",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
diff --git a/sopel/tests/mocks.py b/sopel/tests/mocks.py
index 94738d233..429fb68e0 100644
--- a/sopel/tests/mocks.py
+++ b/sopel/tests/mocks.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class MockIRCServer:
         ``blocking`` arguments to the instance methods below.
 
     The :class:`~sopel.tests.factories.IRCFactory` factory can be used to
-    create such mock object, either directly or by using ``py.test`` and the
+    create such mock object, either directly or by using ``pytest`` and the
     :func:`~sopel.tests.pytest_plugin.ircfactory` fixture.
 
     .. versionadded:: 7.1
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class MockUser:
     :param str host: user's host
 
     The :class:`~sopel.tests.factories.UserFactory` factory can be used to
-    create such mock object, either directly or by using ``py.test`` and the
+    create such mock object, either directly or by using ``pytest`` and the
     :func:`~sopel.tests.pytest_plugin.userfactory` fixture.
     """
     def __init__(self, nick=None, user=None, host=None):