diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 7e6a45b..248f1e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -7,22 +7,58 @@ on:
     # manually triggered
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-
+  test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+    env:
+      UV_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Checkout the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@main
+      - name: Install the default version of uv
+        id: setup-uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+      - name: Print the installed version
+        run: echo "Installed uv version is ${{ steps.setup-uv.outputs.uv-version }}"
+      - name: Install Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        run: uv python install  ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
       - name: Tests
         run: |
-          python -m venv .env
-          .env/bin/pip install -U setuptools pip
-          .env/bin/pip install '.[testing]'
-          .env/bin/pytest tests
+          uv venv
+          uv pip install ".[testing]"
+          .venv/bin/pytest tests
+
+  publish:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    needs: test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install hatch
+        run: pip install hatch
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: hatch build
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          attestations: true
+          skip-existing: true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64c7284..c3c5ae4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ Slash-Step ChangeLog
 
 Next Version
 ------------
+* Update supported python version: add 3.13
+* Publish to PyPi through CI
+* Remove code compatibility for unsupported python versions
+
 Version 1.2.0 (Released 2021-09-07)
 -----------------------------------
 * Update supported python version: add 3.12 & remove 3.7
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7070835..5ee63d7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,28 +15,27 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "Logbook>=1.2.0",
     "gossip",
     "slash>=0.7.0",
+    # Slash still using pkg_resources, installing setuptools as temporary workaround
+    # so this repo can be installed with UV
+    # Should be removed once a new version of slash will be released.
+    "setuptools<81",
 ]
 
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
-authors = [
-    { name = "Omer Gertel", email = "omer.gertel@gmail.com" },
-]
+authors = [{ name = "Omer Gertel", email = "omer.gertel@gmail.com" }]
 
 [project.urls]
 "Homepage" = "https://github.com/getslash/slash-step"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-testing = [
-    "pytest",
-    "pylint",
-    "munch",
-]
+testing = ["pytest", "pylint", "munch"]
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
 source = "vcs"
diff --git a/slash_step/__version__.py b/slash_step/__version__.py
index b4c0037..2310f70 100644
--- a/slash_step/__version__.py
+++ b/slash_step/__version__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-from ._compat import get_distribution
+from importlib.metadata import distribution
 
-__version__ = get_distribution("slash-step").version
+__version__ = distribution("slash-step").version
diff --git a/slash_step/_compat.py b/slash_step/_compat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c33c1e5..0000000
--- a/slash_step/_compat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-    # pylint: disable=unused-import
-    import pkg_resources
-
-    get_distribution = pkg_resources.get_distribution
-    PackageNotFoundError = pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound
-else:
-    # pylint: disable=unused-import
-    import importlib.metadata
-
-    get_distribution = importlib.metadata.distribution
-    PackageNotFoundError = importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError