diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index b8dcb91..d4e3d0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.9
+        python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         pip install -e .[test] # to put juliapkg.json in sys.path
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-format.yml b/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
index b98ecf5..4026ead 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
+        python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         pip install tox
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index fc649c0..0282a88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 2
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Install juliaup
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 1b4bf7c..24eb834 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ formats:
 
 # setting up build os and python version
 build:
-  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  os: ubuntu-lts-latest
   tools:
-    python: "3.9"
+    python: latest
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 190197c..c156de0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@ name = "amazon-braket-simulator-v2"
 description = "Local simulation of quantum circuits"
 readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
-    "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",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent"
 ]
 dynamic = ["version", "dependencies", "optional-dependencies"]
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 0621b22..10b8a75 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ flake8-rst-docstrings
 isort
 pre-commit
 pylint
-pytest==7.1.2
+pytest
 pytest-benchmark
 pytest-cov
 pytest-rerunfailures
 pytest-timeout
 pytest-xdist
-qiskit==1.4.2
-qiskit-braket-provider==0.4.3
-qiskit-algorithms
+qiskit==1.4.3
+qiskit-braket-provider==0.6.0
+qiskit-algorithms==0.3.1
 sphinx
 sphinx-rtd-theme
 sphinxcontrib-apidoc
diff --git a/src/braket/simulator_v2/base_simulator_v2.py b/src/braket/simulator_v2/base_simulator_v2.py
index 9fbb580..edae96f 100644
--- a/src/braket/simulator_v2/base_simulator_v2.py
+++ b/src/braket/simulator_v2/base_simulator_v2.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def _handle_mmaped_result(raw_result, mmap_paths, obj_lengths):
 
 class BaseLocalSimulatorV2(BaseLocalSimulator):
     def __init__(self, device: str):
-        global __JULIA_POOL__
+        global __JULIA_POOL__  # noqa: F824
         # if the pool is already set up, no need
         # to do anything
         if __JULIA_POOL__ is None:
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def run_openqasm(
                 as a result type when shots=0. Or, if StateVector and Amplitude result types
                 are requested when shots>0.
         """
-        global __JULIA_POOL__
+        global __JULIA_POOL__  # noqa: F824
 
         # pass inputs and source as strings to avoid pickling a dict
         inputs_dict = json.dumps(openqasm_ir.inputs) if openqasm_ir.inputs else "{}"
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def run_multiple(
             list[GateModelTaskResult]: A list of result objects, with the ith object being
             the result of the ith program.
         """
-        global __JULIA_POOL__
+        global __JULIA_POOL__  # noqa: F824
         try:
             jl_results = __JULIA_POOL__.apply(
                 translate_and_run_multiple,