diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-entry-points.yml b/.github/workflows/run-entry-points.yml
index 2ef96e8..507fdfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-entry-points.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-entry-points.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip!=22.1.*
         python -m pip install --upgrade wheel setuptools
+        python -m pip install ./yaqd-core
         python -m pip install ./yaqd-fakes
     - name: Run entry points
       run: |
diff --git a/yaqc/pyproject.toml b/yaqc/pyproject.toml
index d3c71d1..6658ac3 100644
--- a/yaqc/pyproject.toml
+++ b/yaqc/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,19 +9,21 @@ requires-python = ">=3.6"
 dependencies = ["fastavro>=1.7"]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 license = "LGPL-3.0-only"
-description="Generic yaq client."
-readme="README.md"
-classifiers=[
+description = "Generic yaq client."
+readme = "README.md"
+classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-	"Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
-	"License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3)",
-	"Natural Language :: English",
-	"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-	"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-	"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
-	"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-	"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
-	"Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+  "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+  "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3)",
+  "Natural Language :: English",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+  "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",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
+  "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ path = "yaqc/__version__.py"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 99
-target-version = ['py36', 'py37', 'py38']
+target-version = ['py311', "py312"]
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 exclude = '''
 /(
diff --git a/yaqd-core/CHANGELOG.md b/yaqd-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 0eb919b..3414b62 100644
--- a/yaqd-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/yaqd-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2025.12.0]
+
 ### Fixed
 - removed asyncio syntax that was removed in python 3.14
 - type hints for IsSensor attributes are appropriate for _n_-dimensional data
@@ -346,7 +348,8 @@ There are no actual code changes, this release is to update the release pipeline
 - Generic Client
 - Continuous hardware base daemon
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/yaq-project/yaq-python/compare/yaqd-core-2023.11.0...main
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/yaq-project/yaq-python/compare/yaqd-core-2025.11.0...main
+[2025.12.0]: https://github.com/yaq-project/yaq-python/compare/yaqd-core-2023.11.0..2025.12.0
 [2023.11.0]: https://github.com/yaq-project/yaq-python/compare/yaqd-core-2023.6.0..2023.11.0
 [2023.6.0]: https://github.com/yaq-project/yaq-python/compare/yaqd-core-2023.2.0...2023.6.0
 [2023.2.0]: https://github.com/yaq-project/yaq-python/compare/yaqd-core-2022.8.0...2023.2.0
diff --git a/yaqd-core/pyproject.toml b/yaqd-core/pyproject.toml
index 8553589..2333ea6 100644
--- a/yaqd-core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/yaqd-core/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,22 +5,24 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "yaqd-core"
 authors = [{name="yaq developers"}]
+description = "Core python package for implementing yaq daemons, and associated utilities."
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
 dependencies = ["platformdirs", "tomli", "tomli-w", "fastavro>=1.4.0"]
-readme="README.md"
+readme = "README.md"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 license = "LGPL-3.0-only"
-classifiers=[
+classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
   "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
   "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3)",
   "Natural Language :: English",
   "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",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
   "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
 ]
 
diff --git a/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/__version__.py b/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/__version__.py
index 96eb770..2a4b9d8 100644
--- a/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/__version__.py
+++ b/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/__version__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 __avro_version__ = "1.9.2"
 
-__version__ = "2023.11.0"
+__version__ = "2025.12.0"
 
 try:
     __branch__ = (
diff --git a/yaqd-fakes/pyproject.toml b/yaqd-fakes/pyproject.toml
index 9b50052..0004274 100644
--- a/yaqd-fakes/pyproject.toml
+++ b/yaqd-fakes/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,22 +4,25 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "yaqd-fakes"
+description = "fake yaq daemons, for testing purposes"
 authors = [{name="yaq developers"}]
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
-dependencies = ["yaqd-core>=2022.3.0"]
-readme="README.md"
-license="LGPL-3.0-only"
-dynamic=["version"]
-classifiers=[
+dependencies = ["yaqd-core>=2025.12.0"]
+readme = "README.md"
+license = "LGPL-3.0-only"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
   "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
   "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3)",
   "Natural Language :: English",
   "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",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
   "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
 ]
 
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ path="yaqd_fakes/__version__.py"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 99
-target-version = ['py37', 'py38']
+target-version = ['py311', "py312"]
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 exclude = '''
 /(