diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ae67560f4..5f25cbd7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Tests (python 3.10)
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         lfs: true
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Install hatch
-      run: pip install hatch
+      run: pip install "hatch>=1.13.0"
     - name: Install click
       run: pip install click!=8.3.0
     - name: Run Tests
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Tests (python 3.11)
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         lfs: true
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.11.9"
     - name: Install hatch
-      run: pip install hatch
+      run: pip install "hatch>=1.13.0"
     # NOTE: due to bug: https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/3066
     - name: Install click
       run: pip install click!=8.3.0
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Tests (python 3.12)
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         lfs: true
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.12"
     - name: Install hatch
-      run: pip install hatch
+      run: pip install "hatch>=1.13.0"
     - name: Install click
       run: pip install click!=8.3.0
     - name: Run Tests
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Quality Checks
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         lfs: true
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.11.9"
     - name: Install hatch
-      run: pip install hatch
+      run: pip install "hatch>=1.13.0"
     - name: Install click
       run: pip install click!=8.3.0
     - name: Lint
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Check PR Title
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         lfs: true
     - name: Check PR title
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 77d7775b5..cb7061159 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -223,3 +223,4 @@ fabric.properties
 #VSCode
 .vscode/launch.json
 .vscode/settings.json
+CHROM/
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 75f33ac50..9290a294d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "cattrs >= 23.2.0",
-  "chardet >= 5.2.0",
+  "chardet >= 5.2.0, < 6.0.0",
   "defusedxml >= 0.7.1",
   # NOTE: jsonschema 4.18.0 introduces a serious performance regression, seemingly due to use of new
   # referencing library.