diff --git a/build/pkgs/python3/SPKG.rst b/build/pkgs/python3/SPKG.rst
index 8e2cb6f1360..55757b972e6 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/python3/SPKG.rst
+++ b/build/pkgs/python3/SPKG.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ By default, Sage will try to use system's ``python3`` to set up a virtual
 environment, a.k.a. `venv <https://docs.python.org/3.10/library/venv.html>`_
 rather than building a Python 3 installation from scratch.
 
-Sage will accept versions 3.9.x to 3.11.x.
+Sage will accept versions 3.9.x to 3.12.x.
 
 You can also use ``--with-python=/path/to/python3_binary`` to tell Sage to use
 ``/path/to/python3_binary`` to set up the venv. Note that setting up the venv requires
diff --git a/build/pkgs/python3/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/python3/spkg-configure.m4
index 08aad53f36f..bc5baadb94f 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/python3/spkg-configure.m4
+++ b/build/pkgs/python3/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([python3], [
    m4_pushdef([MIN_VERSION],               [3.9.0])
    m4_pushdef([MIN_NONDEPRECATED_VERSION], [3.9.0])
    m4_pushdef([LT_STABLE_VERSION],         [3.12.0])
-   m4_pushdef([LT_VERSION],                [3.12.0])
+   m4_pushdef([LT_VERSION],                [3.13.0])
    AC_ARG_WITH([python],
                [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-python=PYTHON3],
                                [Python 3 executable to use for the Sage venv; default: python3])])
diff --git a/build/pkgs/scipy/install-requires.txt b/build/pkgs/scipy/install-requires.txt
index dd975a870e3..8f07730e208 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/scipy/install-requires.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/scipy/install-requires.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # deprecations cannot be introduced in micro releases.
 # SciPy devs wait "at least 6 months", "in practice two (minor) releases"
 # from deprecation to removal of a feature.
-scipy >=1.5, <1.12
+scipy >=1.5
diff --git a/m4/pyproject_toml_metadata.m4 b/m4/pyproject_toml_metadata.m4
index 2511fac45f7..139af7e43e4 100644
--- a/m4/pyproject_toml_metadata.m4
+++ b/m4/pyproject_toml_metadata.m4
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics",
 ]
 urls = {Homepage = "https://www.sagemath.org"}
-requires-python = ">=3.9, <3.12"
+requires-python = ">=3.9, <3.13"
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-setup/pyproject.toml b/pkgs/sage-setup/pyproject.toml
index 1499fe4c9ba..4a558643864 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-setup/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pkgs/sage-setup/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics",
 ]
 urls = {Homepage = "https://www.sagemath.org"}
-requires-python = ">=3.9, <3.12"
+requires-python = ">=3.9, <3.13"
 dependencies = []
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
diff --git a/src/setup.cfg.m4 b/src/setup.cfg.m4
index 23f3d6cb166..e2a3330518d 100644
--- a/src/setup.cfg.m4
+++ b/src/setup.cfg.m4
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license_files = LICENSE.txt
 include(`setup_cfg_metadata.m4')dnl'
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.9, <3.12
+python_requires = >=3.9, <3.13
 install_requires =
     SPKG_INSTALL_REQUIRES_sage_conf
     SPKG_INSTALL_REQUIRES_six