diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index cecfeab..b9c26ef 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 # pygtk.require().
 #init-hook=
 
-# Profiled execution.
-profile=no
-
 # Add files or directories to the blacklist. They should be base names, not
 # paths.
 ignore=CVS
@@ -21,13 +18,6 @@ persistent=no
 # usually to register additional checkers.
 load-plugins=
 
-# DEPRECATED
-include-ids=no
-
-# DEPRECATED
-symbols=no
-
-
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]
 
 # Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
@@ -53,11 +43,6 @@ disable=W,C,R,no-member,assignment-from-no-return,assignment-from-none
 # mypackage.mymodule.MyReporterClass.
 output-format=text
 
-# Put messages in a separate file for each module / package specified on the
-# command line instead of printing them on stdout. Reports (if any) will be
-# written in a file name "pylint_global.[txt|html]".
-files-output=no
-
 # Tells whether to display a full report or only the messages
 reports=no
 
@@ -68,10 +53,6 @@ reports=no
 # (RP0004).
 evaluation=10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor + convention) / statement) * 10)
 
-# Add a comment according to your evaluation note. This is used by the global
-# evaluation report (RP0004).
-comment=no
-
 # Template used to display messages. This is a python new-style format string
 # used to format the message information. See doc for all details
 #msg-template=
@@ -107,10 +88,6 @@ ignored-modules=distutils
 # (useful for classes with attributes dynamically set).
 ignored-classes=SQLObject
 
-# When zope mode is activated, add a predefined set of Zope acquired attributes
-# to generated-members.
-zope=no
-
 # List of members which are set dynamically and missed by pylint inference
 # system, and so shouldn't trigger E0201 when accessed. Python regular
 # expressions are accepted.
@@ -125,12 +102,6 @@ notes=FIXME,XXX,TODO
 
 [BASIC]
 
-# Required attributes for module, separated by a comma
-required-attributes=
-
-# List of builtins function names that should not be used, separated by a comma
-bad-functions=map,filter,apply,input,file
-
 # Good variable names which should always be accepted, separated by a comma
 good-names=i,j,k,ex,Run,_
 
@@ -147,63 +118,33 @@ include-naming-hint=no
 # Regular expression matching correct function names
 function-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
 
-# Naming hint for function names
-function-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct variable names
 variable-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
 
-# Naming hint for variable names
-variable-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct constant names
 const-rgx=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
 
-# Naming hint for constant names
-const-name-hint=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct attribute names
 attr-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
 
-# Naming hint for attribute names
-attr-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct argument names
 argument-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
 
-# Naming hint for argument names
-argument-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct class attribute names
 class-attribute-rgx=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
 
-# Naming hint for class attribute names
-class-attribute-name-hint=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct inline iteration names
 inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
 
-# Naming hint for inline iteration names
-inlinevar-name-hint=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct class names
 class-rgx=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
 
-# Naming hint for class names
-class-name-hint=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct module names
 module-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
 
-# Naming hint for module names
-module-name-hint=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct method names
 method-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
 
-# Naming hint for method names
-method-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
-
 # Regular expression which should only match function or class names that do
 # not require a docstring.
 no-docstring-rgx=__.*__
@@ -246,9 +187,6 @@ ignore-long-lines=^\s*(# )?<?https?://\S+>?$
 # else.
 single-line-if-stmt=no
 
-# List of optional constructs for which whitespace checking is disabled
-no-space-check=trailing-comma,dict-separator
-
 # Maximum number of lines in a module
 max-module-lines=1000
 
@@ -293,10 +231,6 @@ max-public-methods=20
 
 [CLASSES]
 
-# List of interface methods to ignore, separated by a comma. This is used for
-# instance to not check methods defines in Zope's Interface base class.
-ignore-iface-methods=isImplementedBy,deferred,extends,names,namesAndDescriptions,queryDescriptionFor,getBases,getDescriptionFor,getDoc,getName,getTaggedValue,getTaggedValueTags,isEqualOrExtendedBy,setTaggedValue,isImplementedByInstancesOf,adaptWith,is_implemented_by
-
 # List of method names used to declare (i.e. assign) instance attributes.
 defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp
 
@@ -329,4 +263,4 @@ int-import-graph=
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception"
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception
diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 9441bd1..49ba24b 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 - project:
+    queue: freezer
     templates:
       - check-requirements
-      - openstack-python3-zed-jobs
-      - openstack-python3-zed-jobs-arm64
+      - openstack-python3-jobs
+      - openstack-python3-jobs-arm64
       - publish-openstack-docs-pti
       - release-notes-jobs-python3
     check:
diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 4a1add2..5c78feb 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # A build time dependency
 # these are needed to compile Python dependencies from sources
-python-dev [platform:dpkg test]
 python3-all-dev [platform:dpkg !platform:ubuntu-precise test]
-python-devel [platform:rpm test]
 python3-devel [platform:rpm test]
 build-essential [platform:dpkg test]
 # these are needed by infra for python-* jobs
+libmariadb-dev-compat [platform:dpkg test]
 mariadb [platform:rpm test]
-mariadb-server [platform:rpm test]
-mysql-client [platform:dpkg test]
-mysql-server [platform:dpkg test]
-
+mariadb-client [platform:dpkg test]
+mariadb-devel [platform:rpm test]
+mariadb-server [test]
diff --git a/noop b/noop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 0c6130b..c3f99dc 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@ hacking>=3.0.1,<3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 coverage>=4.5.1 # Apache-2.0
 stestr>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 testtools>=2.2.0 # MIT
-astroid==2.1.0 # LGPLv2.1
-isort==4.3.21 #MIT
-pylint==2.2.0 # GPLv2
+pylint>=2.6.0 # GPLv2
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e77dfdd..0c6486f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ commands =
     rm -f .coverage
     rm -rf .testrepository
 
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
     find
     coverage
     rm
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ norecursedirs  = .tox .venv
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}
 
-[testenv:py38]
-basepython = python3.8
-
 [testenv:py39]
 basepython = python3.9
 
+[testenv:py312]
+basepython = python3.12
+
 [testenv:docs]
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands = sphinx-build -b html doc/source doc/build/html