diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-py3.13.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-py3.13.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1c1ef79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-py3.13.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: Continuous builds py3.13
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - development
+      - experimental
+      - 'test*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - development
+      - experimental
+      - 'test*'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.13.0-beta.2"]
+      fail-fast: false
+
+    steps:
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python  ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version:  ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Print refs
+      run: |
+        echo "github.ref is: ${{ github.ref }}"
+        echo "github.base_ref is: ${{ github.base_ref }}"
+
+    - name: Upgrade pip, install deps
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install numpy<2.0.0 # due to lingering issues with other modules
+        pip install .[dev]
+
+    - name: List packages so far
+      run: |
+        pip list
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: |
+        pynml -h
+
+        ./test-ghactions.sh -neuron
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c7a568ad..28c4cec4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13.0-beta.2"]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps: