diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
index 76f215a4d6..90a386340c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12-dev']
         nox-session: [test, example]
 
-        exclude:
-          # Azure installation (Win, 3.12) currently hangs due to excessive pip backtracking
-          # Disable unit tests and retry in 2Q23
-          - python-version: '3.12-dev'
-            os: windows-2019
-            nox-session: test
-
         include:
 
           - os: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1e59e72bd7..b594c9752a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ azure = [
     "msrestazure ~= 0.6.4",
     "cachetools ~= 5.2.0",
     "requests",
-    "Pillow ~= 9.4.0",
+    "Pillow ~= 9.5.0",
     "PyGObject ~= 3.42.0; platform_system == 'Linux'",
 ]