diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6e48f8f..f7ac6ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -158,15 +158,15 @@ jobs:
             ls: dir
             target: i686
             python-architecture: x86
-            interpreter: 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13
+            interpreter: 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14
           - os: windows
             ls: dir
             target: x86_64
-            interpreter: 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13
+            interpreter: 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14
           - os: windows
             ls: dir
             target: aarch64
-            interpreter: 3.11 3.12 3.13
+            interpreter: 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14
           - os: ubuntu
             platform: linux
             target: i686
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: set up python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.13"
           architecture: ${{ matrix.python-architecture || 'x64' }}
 
       - name: check GITHUB_REF matches package version
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fb24fd8..4135230 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ checksum = "5e0826a989adedc2a244799e823aece04662b66609d96af8dff7ac6df9a8925d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
-version = "1.19.0"
+version = "1.21.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3fdb12b2476b595f9358c5161aa467c2438859caa136dec86c26fdd2efe17b92"
+checksum = "42f5e15c9953c5e4ccceeb2e7382a716482c34515315f7b03532b8b4e8393d2d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8970a78afe0628a3e3430376fc5fd76b6b45c4d43360ffd6cdd40bdde72b682a"
+checksum = "7ba0117f4212101ee6544044dae45abe1083d30ce7b29c4b5cbdfa2354e07383"
 dependencies = [
  "indoc",
  "libc",
@@ -229,20 +229,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-build-config"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "458eb0c55e7ece017adeba38f2248ff3ac615e53660d7c71a238d7d2a01c7598"
+checksum = "4fc6ddaf24947d12a9aa31ac65431fb1b851b8f4365426e182901eabfb87df5f"
 dependencies = [
- "once_cell",
  "python3-dll-a",
  "target-lexicon",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-ffi"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7114fe5457c61b276ab77c5055f206295b812608083644a5c5b2640c3102565c"
+checksum = "025474d3928738efb38ac36d4744a74a400c901c7596199e20e45d98eb194105"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "pyo3-build-config",
@@ -250,9 +249,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-macros"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a8725c0a622b374d6cb051d11a0983786448f7785336139c3c94f5aa6bef7e50"
+checksum = "2e64eb489f22fe1c95911b77c44cc41e7c19f3082fc81cce90f657cdc42ffded"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "pyo3-macros-backend",
@@ -262,9 +261,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-macros-backend"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4109984c22491085343c05b0dbc54ddc405c3cf7b4374fc533f5c3313a572ccc"
+checksum = "100246c0ecf400b475341b8455a9213344569af29a3c841d29270e53102e0fcf"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -275,9 +274,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "python3-dll-a"
-version = "0.2.13"
+version = "0.2.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49fe4227a288cf9493942ad0220ea3f185f4d1f2a14f197f7344d6d02f4ed4ed"
+checksum = "d381ef313ae70b4da5f95f8a4de773c6aa5cd28f73adec4b4a31df70b66780d8"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
@@ -361,6 +360,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "notify",
  "pyo3",
+ "pyo3-build-config",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0e284c2..616ad0e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rust-version = "1.77"
 [dependencies]
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5.15"
 notify = { version = "8.0.0" }
-pyo3 = { version = "0.25.1", features = [
+pyo3 = { version = "0.26.0", features = [
     "extension-module",
     "generate-import-lib",
 ] }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bbd60eb..f1a5f7a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ impl RustNotify {
         debounce_ms: u64,
         step_ms: u64,
         timeout_ms: u64,
-        stop_event: PyObject,
-    ) -> PyResult<PyObject> {
+        stop_event: Py<PyAny>,
+    ) -> PyResult<Py<PyAny>> {
         if matches!(slf.borrow().watcher, WatcherEnum::None) {
             return Err(PyRuntimeError::new_err("RustNotify watcher closed"));
         }
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ impl RustNotify {
             _ => Some(SystemTime::now() + Duration::from_millis(timeout_ms)),
         };
         loop {
-            py.allow_threads(|| sleep(step_time));
+            py.detach(|| sleep(step_time));
             match py.check_signals() {
                 Ok(_) => (),
                 Err(_) => {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ impl RustNotify {
         self.watcher = WatcherEnum::None;
     }
 
-    fn __exit__(&mut self, _exc_type: PyObject, _exc_value: PyObject, _traceback: PyObject) {
+    fn __exit__(&mut self, _exc_type: Py<PyAny>, _exc_value: Py<PyAny>, _traceback: Py<PyAny>) {
         self.close();
     }