diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 39f9299..4ec2681 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.11']
-        django-version: ['4.2', 'dev']
+        python-version: ['3.11', '3.12']
+        django-version: ['4.2', '5.0', 'dev']
+
+        exclude:
+          - python-version: '3.12'
+            django-version: '4.2'
+          - python-version: '3.11'
+            django-version: 'dev'
     services:
       mysql:
         image: mysql:latest
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4f671c1..92670cd 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ The AE action items are not registered by default. To register, in the root of y
 .. |pypi| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/edc-adverse-event.svg
     :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/edc-adverse-event
 
-.. |actions| image:: https://github.com/clinicedc/edc-adverse-event/workflows/build/badge.svg?branch=develop
-  :target: https://github.com/clinicedc/edc-adverse-event/actions?query=workflow:build
+.. |actions| image:: https://github.com/clinicedc/edc-adverse-event/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg
+  :target: https://github.com/clinicedc/edc-adverse-event/actions/workflows/build.yml
 
 .. |codecov| image:: https://codecov.io/gh/clinicedc/edc-adverse-event/branch/develop/graph/badge.svg
   :target: https://codecov.io/gh/clinicedc/edc-adverse-event
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 14f04fc..2b42cad 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,20 +35,22 @@ exclude_lines = [
 legacy_tox_ini = """
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py{311}-dj{41,42,dev},
+    py{311}-dj{42,50},
+    py{312}-dj{50,dev},
     lint
 
 isolated_build = true
 
 [gh-actions]
 python =
-    3.11: py311, lint
+    3.11: py311
+    3.12: py312, lint
 
 [gh-actions:env]
 DJANGO =
-    4.1: dj41
-    4.2: dj42, lint
-    dev: djdev
+    4.2: dj42
+    5.0: dj50
+    dev: djdev, lint
 
 [testenv]
 deps =
@@ -56,8 +58,8 @@ deps =
     -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clinicedc/edc/develop/requirements.tests/test_utils.txt
     -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clinicedc/edc/develop/requirements.tests/edc.txt
     -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clinicedc/edc/develop/requirements.tests/third_party_dev.txt
-    dj41: Django>=4.1,<4.2
     dj42: Django>=4.2,<5.0
+    dj50: Django>=5.0
     djdev: https://github.com/django/django/tarball/main
 
 commands =
diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index 3fce08d..8f0dd6c 100644
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import logging
-import os
-import sys
-from os.path import abspath, dirname
+from pathlib import Path
 
-import django
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
-from django.conf import settings
-from django.test.runner import DiscoverRunner
 from edc_constants.constants import IGNORE
-from edc_test_utils import DefaultTestSettings
+from edc_test_utils import DefaultTestSettings, func_main
 from edc_utils import get_utcnow
 
 app_name = "edc_adverse_event"
-base_dir = dirname(abspath(__file__))
+base_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent
 
-DEFAULT_SETTINGS = DefaultTestSettings(
+project_settings = DefaultTestSettings(
     calling_file=__file__,
     BASE_DIR=base_dir,
     APP_NAME=app_name,
-    ETC_DIR=os.path.join(base_dir, app_name, "tests", "etc"),
+    ETC_DIR=str(base_dir / app_name / "tests" / "etc"),
     SUBJECT_VISIT_MODEL="adverse_event_app.subjectvisit",
     ADVERSE_EVENT_APP_LABEL="adverse_event_app",
     ADVERSE_EVENT_ADMIN_SITE="adverse_event_app_admin",
@@ -76,12 +71,7 @@
 
 
 def main():
-    if not settings.configured:
-        settings.configure(**DEFAULT_SETTINGS)
-    django.setup()
-    tags = [t.split("=")[1] for t in sys.argv if t.startswith("--tag")]
-    failures = DiscoverRunner(failfast=False, tags=tags).run_tests([f"{app_name}.tests"])
-    sys.exit(failures)
+    func_main(project_settings, f"{app_name}.tests")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 970d1e2..45fff85 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ python_requires = >=3.11
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 packages = find:
-install_requires =
-    inflect==6.0.4
-    pydantic<2
 
 [options.packages.find]
 exclude =