diff --git a/.github/workflows/fitbot.yml b/.github/workflows/fitbot.yml
index ca557b55c1..a238776f9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fitbot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fitbot.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 env:
   N3FIT_MAXNREP: 20 # total number of replicas to fit
   POSTFIT_NREP: 16 # requested replicas for postfit
-  REFERENCE_SET: NNBOT-092dc91e5-2023-12-06 # reference set for vp
+  REFERENCE_SET: NNBOT-a5240b65e-2023-12-12 # reference set for vp
   CONDA_PY: 310
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 15d8ebc133..636b514569 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             CONDA_OS: linux-64
diff --git a/conda-recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda-recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
index a15ac5fdef..a44b901cc3 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #For some reason the resolver decides to use an old version of numpy
 #without this
 numpy:
-    - 1.21
+    - 1.24
 
 pin_run_as_build:
     lhapdf: x.x.x
diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index 5aa5646be7..23b2098e1e 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ requirements:
         - lhapdf      # with python wrapper
         - sqlite
         - gsl         # Gsl doesn't link openblas on old debian 7
-        - libarchive ==3.4.2 # See https://github.com/NNPDF/nnpdf/pull/1130
+        - libarchive
         - yaml-cpp >=0.6.3
         - apfel >=3   # see https://github.com/scarrazza/apfel
         - python
         - numpy
     run:
-        - tensorflow >=2 *eigen*
+        - tensorflow >=2.10
+        - tensorflow >=2.10 *eigen* # [py < 311]
         - psutil # to ensure n3fit affinity is with the right processors
         - hyperopt
         - seaborn
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ requirements:
         - curio >=1.0
         - pineappl >=0.6.2
         - eko >=0.14.0
-        - banana-hep >=0.6.8
         - fiatlux
 
 test: