diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
index e624e20..6175a0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
@@ -8,17 +8,21 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   linux-macos:
-    name: test-all ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.python-version }} ${{ matrix.VERBOSE }}
+    name: test-all ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.python-version }} ${{ matrix.VERBOSE }} ${{ matrix.ONE }} ${{ matrix.ONLY_BUILTINS }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
-        # 3.12 has no pandas wheel, takes a long time to build
+        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         EXTRA: [false]  # used to force includes to get included
+        ONLY_BUILTINS: ['']  # used to turn off ray
+        ONE: [false]  # used to force pandas<2
         include:
+          - python-version: 3.7
+            os: ubuntu-20.04  # oldest LTS in github actions
+            EXTRA: true
           - python-version: 3.7
             os: ubuntu-latest
             # make sure that the most verbose level is not crashy
@@ -26,6 +30,40 @@ jobs:
             PARAMSURVEY_VERBOSE: 3
             PYTEST_STDERR_VISIBLE: -s
             EXTRA: true
+          - python-version: 3.7
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            EXTRA: true
+            ONE: true
+          - python-version: '3.13'
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            EXTRA: true
+            ONLY_BUILTINS: 1  # no ray wheel for 3.13
+          - python-version: '3.11'
+            os: macos-latest
+            EXTRA: true
+            ONLY_BUILTINS: 1
+          - python-version: '3.11'
+            os: macos-latest
+            EXTRA: true
+            ONE: true  # this wheel exists, does not in 3.13
+            ONLY_BUILTINS: 1
+          - python-version: '3.13'
+            os: macos-latest
+            EXTRA: true
+            ONLY_BUILTINS: 1
+          #- python-version: '3.7'
+          #  os: windows-latest
+          #  EXTRA: true
+          #  ONLY_BUILTINS: 1
+          #- python-version: '3.7'
+          #  os: windows-latest
+          #  EXTRA: true
+          #  ONE: true  # this wheel exists, does not in 3.13
+          #  ONLY_BUILTINS: 1
+          #- python-version: '3.13'
+          #  os: windows-latest
+          #  EXTRA: true
+          #  ONLY_BUILTINS: 1
 
     steps:
 
@@ -37,10 +75,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-    - name: Install setuptools on python 3.12+
-      if: ${{ matrix.python-version >= '3.12' }}
+    - name: Install pandas<2 if needed
+      if: ${{ matrix.ONE }}
       run: |
-        pip install setuptools
+        pip install 'numpy<2'  # or macos screws up
+        pip install 'pandas<2'
 
     - name: 'Install dependencies'
       run: |
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b50bd7..0c1506c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+- 0.4.21
+    + removed numpy<2 pandas<2 now that pandas-appender is updated
+	+ test on macos and windows
+	+ test pandas<2 just to be sure
+
 - 0.4.20
 	+ moved CI to Github Actions, dropped py3.7
 	+ moved coverage to CodeCov
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a33a76f..cf0591b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 requires = [
     'hdrhistogram',
-    'pandas<2',  # temporary until pandas-appender is fixed
-    'numpy<2',  # temporary until pandas-appender is fixed
     'pandas-appender>=0.9.1',
     'psutil',
 ]
@@ -74,6 +72,8 @@
         '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 :: Only',
     ],
 )