diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6039d62..521a551 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ workflows:
 jobs:
   build:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.11
+      - image: cimg/python:3.12
     executor: python/default
     steps:
       - checkout
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 944376c..b83af39 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ __pycache__/
 /html/
 build/
 dist/
-pyutmodelv2.egg-info/
+/src/pyutmodelv2.egg-info/
 /pyenv-3.11.5/
+/pyenv-3.12.7/
 .envrc
 .python-version
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.mypi.ini b/.mypi.ini
index a2d78c4..5d49e24 100644
--- a/.mypi.ini
+++ b/.mypi.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 [mypy]
-python_version = 3.11
+python_version = 3.12
 pretty = True
 warn_unused_ignores = True
 implicit_optional = True
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e3afd40..d47bb02 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 
-setuptools == 75.2.0
-twine == 5.1.1
-wheel == 0.44.0
-
-build == 1.2.2.post1
-
+setuptools==75.6.0
+twine==6.0.1
+wheel==0.45.1
+build==1.2.2.post1
 html-testRunner~=1.2.1
-mypy == 1.12.1
-
-# mypy-extensions==1.0.0
-# types-setuptools==69.0.0.20240125
-# typing_extensions==4.9.0
+mypy == 1.14.0
 
-# for CircleCi & unit tests
+# for CircleCI & unit tests
 buildlackey == 1.7.0
-codeallybasic == 1.7.0
+codeallybasic == 1.8.0
diff --git a/src/pyutmodelv2/_version.py b/src/pyutmodelv2/_version.py
index 0805faa..fa2d193 100644
--- a/src/pyutmodelv2/_version.py
+++ b/src/pyutmodelv2/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__: str = '2.2.0'
+__version__: str = '2.2.1'