diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ad04616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['*']
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  schedule:
+    # run every Monday at 6am
+    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10"]
+    needs:
+      - tests
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+      - name: Build wheel
+        run: |
+          make clean
+          make package
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
similarity index 89%
rename from .github/workflows/tox.yml
rename to .github/workflows/check.yml
index 3dab1cd4..12ed69cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
           make clean reqs schemas
       - name: "Run tox for ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
-        run: make check
+        run: |
+          make check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8c144a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Publish
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10"]
+    needs:
+      - build
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+      - name: Publish wheel
+        run: |
+          echo "TODO: make publish"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 1e46f2c4..7400b278 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ Unreleased
 
 Changed
 ~~~~~~~
-* Dropped python3.6 support.
+* Dropped support for python3.6 to 3.9.
   Contributed by @nzlosh
 * Use pip 24.0 in virtualenv
   Contributed by @nzlosh
 * Aligned pinned dependencies with St2 core.
   Contributed by @nzlosh
+* Replaced usage of imp module by importlib
+  Contributed by @nzlosh
+* Added support for python3.10 to 3.12.
+  Contributed by @nzlosh
 
 Fixed
 ~~~~~
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7e0bbbe1..bda46601 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,22 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+OS_ID := $(shell source /etc/os-release; echo $ID)
+# Major OS version is sufficient.
+OS_VERSION := $(shell source /etc/os-release; echo ${VERSION_ID%.*})
 
 PY3 := python3
+# Rocky9 requires a newer python version than the default py3.9
+ifeq ($(OS_ID),rocky)
+	ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),9)
+		PY3 := python3.11
+	endif
+endif
+
 SYS_PY3 := $(shell which $(PY3))
-PIP_VERSION = 24.0
+PIP_VERSION ?= 26.1.2
+SETUPTOOLS_VERSION ?= 82.0.1
 
 # Virtual Environment
 VENV_DIR ?= .venv
@@ -55,48 +67,49 @@ venv:
 
 .PHONY: reqs
 reqs: venv check_virtualenv
-	echo Install pip version $(PIP_VERSION) to match st2 core.
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/pip install --upgrade "pip==$(PIP_VERSION)"
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/pip install -r requirements-test.txt
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/pip install -r requirements-docs.txt
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/python setup.py develop
+	echo Install pip $(PIP_VERSION) and setuptools $(SETUPTOOLS_VERSION) to match st2 core.
+	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) -m pip install --upgrade "pip==$(PIP_VERSION)"
+	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) -m pip install --upgrade "setuptools==$(SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)"
+	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) -m pip install -r requirements-test.txt
+	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) -m pip install -r requirements-docs.txt
+	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) -m pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
+	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) -m pip install --editable .
 	echo
 
 .PHONY: check_virtualenv
 check_virtualenv:
-	test -d $(VENV_DIR) || exit 1
+	test -d "$(VENV_DIR)" || exit 1
 
 .PHONY: schemas
 schemas: check_virtualenv
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) bin/orquesta-generate-schemas
+	"$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3)" bin/orquesta-generate-schemas
 
 .PHONY: format
 format: check_virtualenv
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/black orquesta bin setup.py -l 100
+	"$(VENV_DIR)/bin/black" orquesta bin setup.py -l 100
 
 .PHONY: check
 check: check_virtualenv
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/tox
+	"$(VENV_DIR)/bin/tox"
 
 .PHONY: docs
 docs: reqs
-	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
-	. $(VENV_DIR)/bin/activate; $(SPHINXBUILD) -W -b html $(SOURCEDIR) $(BUILDDIR)/html
+	rm -rf "$(BUILDDIR)"
+	. "$(VENV_DIR)/bin/activate"; "$(SPHINXBUILD)" -W -b html "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)/html"
 
 .PHONY: livedocs
 livedocs: reqs
-	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
-	. $(VENV_DIR)/bin/activate; $(SPHINXAUTO) -H 0.0.0.0 -b html $(SOURCEDIR) $(BUILDDIR)/html
+	rm -rf "$(BUILDDIR)"
+	. "$(VENV_DIR)/bin/activate"; "$(SPHINXAUTO)" -H 0.0.0.0 -b html "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)/html"
 
 .PHONY: package
-package: check_virtualenv
-	rm -rf $(PKGDISTDIR)
-	rm -rf $(PKGBUILDDIR)
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+package: reqs
+	rm -rf "$(PKGDISTDIR)"
+	rm -rf "$(PKGBUILDDIR)"
+	"$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3)" -m build --outdir "${PKGDISTDIR}"
 
 .PHONY: publish
 publish: package
-	$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3) -m twine upload dist/*
+	"$(VENV_DIR)/bin/$(PY3)" -m twine upload dist/*
 
diff --git a/orquesta/tests/hacking/import_modules_rule.py b/orquesta/tests/hacking/import_modules_rule.py
index e4c31132..c1ab189f 100644
--- a/orquesta/tests/hacking/import_modules_rule.py
+++ b/orquesta/tests/hacking/import_modules_rule.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import imp
+import importlib
 import inspect
 import sys
 import traceback
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ def check_is_module(mod, search_path=sys.path):
 
             while "." in mod_name:
                 pack_name, _sep, mod_name = mod_name.partition(".")
-                f, p, d = imp.find_module(pack_name, search_path)
+                f, p, d = importlib.util.find_spec(pack_name, search_path)
                 search_path = [p]
 
-            imp.find_module(mod_name, search_path)
+            importlib.util.find_spec(mod_name, search_path)
         except ImportError:
             try:
                 # Handle namespace modules
diff --git a/orquesta/tests/unit/specs/native/test_workflow_spec_validate.py b/orquesta/tests/unit/specs/native/test_workflow_spec_validate.py
index 3da1ce47..727f545a 100644
--- a/orquesta/tests/unit/specs/native/test_workflow_spec_validate.py
+++ b/orquesta/tests/unit/specs/native/test_workflow_spec_validate.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021 The StackStorm Authors.
+# Copyright 2021-2026 The StackStorm Authors.
 # Copyright 2019 Extreme Networks, Inc.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def test_empty_task_list(self):
         expected_errors = {
             "syntax": [
                 {
-                    "message": "{} does not have enough properties",
+                    "message": "{} should be non-empty",
                     "schema_path": "properties.tasks.minProperties",
                     "spec_path": "tasks",
                 }
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 7c109be0..419c54ba 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ pytest-cov==4.1.0
 pep8==1.7.1
 pylint==3.1.0
 twine
+build
 # 202404: Use forked version for flake8 v7.0.0 to align requirements with st2 test-requirements
 hacking @ git+https://github.com/nzlosh/hacking@flake8v7
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 310de986..04100a18 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 chardet>=3.0.2
 eventlet
 jinja2>=2.11 # BSD License (3 clause)
-jsonschema>=3,<4 # MIT
-# networkx v3.2 and greater does not support Python3.8.
-networkx>=2.6,<3.2
+jsonschema==4.26.0
+# networkx v3.5 and greater does not support Python3.10.
+networkx>=2.6,<3.4
 python-dateutil
 pyyaml>=5.3.1 # MIT
 six>=1.14.0
 stevedore>=1.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 ujson>=1.35 # BSD License
-yaql>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+yaql>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ecc611dd..f8aa84c1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ def get_requirements():
         "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "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",
     ],
     entry_points={
         "orquesta.composers": [
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bd6ee1b4..ff770be3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py38,py39,py310,py311,pep8,docs
+envlist = py310,py311,py312,pep8,docs
 minversion = 1.6
 skipsdist = True
 
 [gh-actions]
 python =
-    3.8: py38,pep8,docs
-    3.9: py39
-    3.10: py310
+    3.10: py310,pep8,docs
     3.11: py311
+    3.12: py312
 
 [testenv]
 usedevelop = True