diff --git a/.github/workflows/asan.yml b/.github/workflows/asan.yml
index 763066fb..c5228e5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/asan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/asan.yml
@@ -20,24 +20,20 @@ jobs:
           # All of these options are optional, so you can remove them if you are happy with the defaults
           cancel_others: 'true'
   build:
-    name: "Asan Python (Clang-10)"
+    name: "Asan Python (Clang-14)"
     needs: pre_job
     if: ${{ needs.pre_job.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: True
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+          python-version: "3.10"
 
       - name: Print env
         run: |
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
+          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
@@ -66,8 +62,8 @@ jobs:
             -DCARMA_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
             -DBUILD_NATIVE_TESTS=OFF \
             -DBUILD_PYTHON_TESTS=ON \
-            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-10 \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++-10 \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-14 \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++-14 \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=. \
             -DPython3_EXECUTABLE=${PY_CMD} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Asan \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 39e1bc6b..7bd487c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
             name: "Default settings",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
             options: ""
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ jobs:
             name: "Hard steal",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
             options: "-DENABLE_CARMA_HARD_STEAL=ON"
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ jobs:
             name: "Soft steal",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
             options: "-DENABLE_CARMA_SOFT_STEAL=ON"
@@ -66,23 +66,21 @@ jobs:
             name: "Not own data",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
             options: "-DENABLE_CARMA_DONT_REQUIRE_OWNDATA=ON"
           }
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Print env
         run: |
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies on ubuntu
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
+          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake ninja
           sudo apt install -y lcov
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
index f10cee86..2599c42b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
@@ -35,20 +35,18 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        armadillo: ["10.6.x", "10.8.x", "11.1.x"]
-        pybind: ["v2.6.0", "v2.9.2"]
+        armadillo: ["10.8.x", "11.4.x", "12.4.x", "12.6.x", "12.8.x"]
+        pybind: ["v2.12.0"]
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Print env
         run: |
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies on ubuntu
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
+          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
@@ -77,8 +75,8 @@ jobs:
             -DCARMA_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
             -DUSE_ARMA_VERSION=${{ matrix.armadillo }} \
             -DUSE_PYBIND11_VERSION=${{ matrix.pybind }} \
-            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-10 \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++-10 \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-14 \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++-14 \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=. \
             -DPython3_EXECUTABLE=${PY_CMD} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/install_test.yml b/.github/workflows/install_test.yml
index ab31a862..88aabbeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install_test.yml
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ jobs:
             target: "ALL_BUILD"
           }
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-10)",
+            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-14)",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "clang-10",
-            cxx: "clang++-10",
+            cc: "clang-14",
+            cxx: "clang++-14",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (GCC-9)",
+            name: "Ubuntu (GCC-11)",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
@@ -77,15 +77,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Print env
         run: |
@@ -95,21 +93,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies on windows
         if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'windows')
         run: |
-          choco install cmake
+          choco install cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
       - name: Install dependencies on ubuntu
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
+          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
       - name: Install dependencies on macos
         if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos')
         run: |
-          python -m pip install cmake
+          python -m pip install cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
       
@@ -119,7 +117,8 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install numpy pytest
           
       - name: Install CARMA
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        # install with sudo
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' || matrix.config.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo cmake --build . --config Release --target install
 
       - name: Install CARMA
-        if: runner.os != 'Linux'
+        if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'windows')
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index e473fbd9..648679b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -37,39 +37,37 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         config: 
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-10)",
+            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-14)",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "clang-10",
-            cxx: "clang++-10",
+            cc: "clang-14",
+            cxx: "clang++-14",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (GCC-9)",
+            name: "Ubuntu (GCC-11)",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
-
       - name: Print env
         run: |
           echo github.event.action: ${{ github.event.action }}
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies on ubuntu
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
+          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 38701276..16c2228d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         config: 
         - {
             name: "macOS (Clang)",
@@ -51,16 +51,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
-
       - name: Print env
         run: |
           echo github.event.action: ${{ github.event.action }}
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies on macos
         run: |
-          python -m pip install cmake
+          python -m pip install cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
       
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mre.yml b/.github/workflows/mre.yml
index 5eb899a0..7940ecfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mre.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mre.yml
@@ -51,29 +51,29 @@ jobs:
             target: "ALL_BUILD"
           }
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-10)",
+            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-12)",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "clang-10",
-            cxx: "clang++-10",
+            cc: "clang-14",
+            cxx: "clang++-14",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-11)",
+            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-14)",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "clang-11",
-            cxx: "clang++-11",
+            cc: "clang-14",
+            cxx: "clang++-14",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (GCC-9)",
+            name: "Ubuntu (GCC-11)",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
@@ -89,15 +89,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Print env
         run: |
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies on windows
         if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'windows')
         run: |
-          choco install cmake
+          choco install cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
@@ -121,14 +119,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies on ubuntu
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
+          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
       - name: Install dependencies on macos
         if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos')
         run: |
-          python -m pip install cmake
+          python -m pip install cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
       
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/test_matrix.yml
index 4381739d..def5bdef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_matrix.yml
@@ -31,29 +31,29 @@ jobs:
         config: 
         - {
             name: "Windows (MSVC)",
-            os: windows-latest,
+            os: windows-2022,
             build_type: "Release",
             cc: "cl",
             cxx: "cl",
-            environment_script: "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat",
+            environment_script: "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat",
             generators: "Visual Studio 17 2022",
             target: "ALL_BUILD"
           }
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-10)",
-            os: ubuntu-latest,
+            name: "Ubuntu (Clang-14)",
+            os: ubuntu-22.04,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "clang-10",
-            cxx: "clang++-10",
+            cc: "clang-14",
+            cxx: "clang++-14",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
         - {
-            name: "Ubuntu (GCC-9)",
-            os: ubuntu-latest,
+            name: "Ubuntu (GCC-11)",
+            os: ubuntu-22.04,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all"
           }
@@ -69,15 +69,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Print env
         run: |
@@ -87,21 +85,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies on windows
         if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'windows')
         run: |
-          choco install cmake
+          choco install cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
       - name: Install dependencies on ubuntu
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
+          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
       - name: Install dependencies on macos
         if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos')
         run: |
-          python -m pip install cmake
+          python -m pip install cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
       
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_numpy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_numpy.yml
index 21a5a95c..c79fca7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_numpy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_numpy.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - unstable
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 23 * * 1'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -45,38 +46,49 @@ jobs:
             name: "Minimum Numpy version",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
-            numpy: "numpy==1.14.6"
+            numpy: "numpy==1.18.5",
+            python-version: "3.8"
           }
         - {
             name: "Latest Numpy version",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Release",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
-            numpy: "numpy>1.14.6"
+            numpy: "numpy",
+            python-version: "3.11"
+          }
+        - {
+            name: "Numpy v2",
+            os: ubuntu-latest,
+            build_type: "Release",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
+            generators: "Ninja",
+            target: "all",
+            numpy: "numpy==2.0.0rc1",
+            python-version: "3.11"
           }
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.config.python-version }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-          python -m pip install pytest cmake
+          python -m pip install pytest cmake ninja
           python -m pip install ${{ matrix.config.numpy }}
           sudo apt install -y libopenblas-dev
           ninja --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
index a912520c..29385168 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ jobs:
             name: "Default settings",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Debug",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
             options: ""
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
             name: "Hard steal",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Debug",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
             options: "-DENABLE_CARMA_HARD_STEAL=ON"
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ jobs:
             name: "Soft steal",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Debug",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
             options: "-DENABLE_CARMA_HARD_STEAL=ON"
@@ -73,23 +73,21 @@ jobs:
             name: "Not own data",
             os: ubuntu-latest,
             build_type: "Debug",
-            cc: "gcc-9",
-            cxx: "g++-9",
+            cc: "gcc-11",
+            cxx: "g++-11",
             generators: "Ninja",
             target: "all",
             options: "-DENABLE_CARMA_DONT_REQUIRE_OWNDATA=ON"
           }
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Print env
         run: |
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies on ubuntu
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
+          python -m pip install --upgrade cmake ninja
           sudo apt install -y valgrind
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 1661ae0f..5c296531 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         config: 
         - {
             name: "Windows (MSVC)",
@@ -52,16 +52,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
-
       - name: Print env
         run: |
           echo github.event.action: ${{ github.event.action }}
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies on windows
         run: |
-          choco install cmake
+          choco install cmake ninja
           ninja --version
           cmake --version
 
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index c9c61617..798ddae4 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+version: 2
+
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.8"
+
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/source/conf.py
+
 python:
-  version: 3
-requirements_file: docs/requirements.txt
+  install:
+    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 460d959c..60a09dad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.0] - 2024-06-12
+
+### Changes
+
+* Adds support for Numpy v2
+* BREAKING Minimum Pybind11 version is 2.12.0
+
+## [0.7.0] - 2024-03-27
+
+### Changes
+
+* Update default Armadillo version to 12.8.x
+* Update default Pybind11 version 2.11.1
+
 ## [0.6.6] - 2022-05-22
 
 ### Changes
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28d80d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+- family-names: "Urlus"
+  given-names: "Ralph"
+title: "CARMA: bidirectional conversions between Numpy and Armadillo"
+version: 0.6.7
+doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7791193
+date-released: 2023-04-01
+url: "https://github.com/RUrlus/carma"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 94e768ea..51702e5e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,228 +1,202 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.16)
-
-SET(CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-SET(CARMA_VERSION_MINOR 6)
-SET(CARMA_VERSION_PATCH 6)
-SET(CARMA_VERSION_INFO "${CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CARMA_VERSION_MINOR}.${CARMA_VERSION_PATCH}")
-
-PROJECT(
-    carma
-    VERSION ${CARMA_VERSION_INFO}
-    LANGUAGES CXX
-)
-INCLUDE(GNUInstallDirs)
-
-SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_SAVED ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
-LIST(INSERT CMAKE_MODULE_PATH 0 "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
-# ##############################################################################
-#                                   SETTINGS                                   #
-# ##############################################################################
-OPTION(CARMA_INSTALL_LIB "Install CARMA headers" OFF)
-SET(CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/carma")
-
-SET(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+set(CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
+set(CARMA_VERSION_MINOR 8)
+set(CARMA_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(CARMA_VERSION_INFO
+    "${CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CARMA_VERSION_MINOR}.${CARMA_VERSION_PATCH}")
+
+project(
+  carma
+  VERSION ${CARMA_VERSION_INFO}
+  LANGUAGES CXX)
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_SAVED ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+list(INSERT CMAKE_MODULE_PATH 0 "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
+# # # ############################################################################
+# SETTINGS                                   #
+# # # ############################################################################
+option(CARMA_INSTALL_LIB "Install CARMA headers" OFF)
+set(CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/carma")
+
+set(DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
 # Set build type to Release if not specified
-INCLUDE(BuildType)
+include(BuildType)
 
-IF (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
-    # workaround like https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/1408
-    # to avoid error like: carma\...\include\armadillo_bits/arma_str.hpp(194):
-    # error C2039: '_snprintf': is not a member of 'std'
-    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_SNPRINTF)
-ENDIF ()
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
+  # workaround like https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/1408 to avoid error
+  # like: carma\...\include\armadillo_bits/arma_str.hpp(194): error C2039:
+  # '_snprintf': is not a member of 'std'
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_SNPRINTF)
+endif()
 
-OPTION(CARMA_DEV_MODE "Enable additional definitions for development" OFF)
-OPTION(CARMA_DEV_DEBUG_MODE "Turn on all debugging definitions" OFF)
-OPTION(CARMA_BUILD_TESTS "Build tests for carma" OFF)
-OPTION(CARMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples for carma" OFF)
+option(CARMA_DEV_MODE "Enable additional definitions for development" OFF)
+option(CARMA_DEV_DEBUG_MODE "Turn on all debugging definitions" OFF)
+option(CARMA_BUILD_TESTS "Build tests for carma" OFF)
+option(CARMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples for carma" OFF)
 
 # collect user settable options
-INCLUDE(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/carma_config.cmake)
-INCLUDE(ParseOptions)
-CONFIGURE_FILE(
-    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/carma_bits/config.h.in
-    ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/carma_bits/generated_config.h
-    @ONLY
-)
-
-# ##############################################################################
-#                                   TARGET                                     #
-# ##############################################################################
-ADD_LIBRARY(carma INTERFACE)
-ADD_LIBRARY(carma::carma ALIAS carma)
-
-TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(carma
-    INTERFACE
-    CARMA_USE_GENERATED_CONFIG=1
-    CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR=${CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR}
-    CARMA_VERSION_MINOR=${CARMA_VERSION_MINOR}
-    CARMA_VERSION_PATCH=${CARMA_VERSION_PATCH}
-    CARMA_VERSION_NAME=${CARMA_VERSION_INFO}
-    "$<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:${CARMA_RELEASE_DEFINITIONS}>"
-)
-TARGET_COMPILE_FEATURES(carma INTERFACE cxx_std_14)
-
-IF(CARMA_DEV_MODE)
-    TARGET_COMPILE_OPTIONS(carma
-        INTERFACE
-        -Wall
-        -Wextra
-        -Wunused-variable
-        -Wunused-const-variable
-    )
-ENDIF()
-
-TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(carma
-    INTERFACE
-    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}>
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include>
-)
-
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(carma
-    INTERFACE
-        armadillo::armadillo
-        Python3::NumPy
-        Python3::Module
-        pybind11::pybind11
-)
-
-ADD_LIBRARY(carma_headers INTERFACE)
-ADD_LIBRARY(carma::headers ALIAS carma_headers)
-
-TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(carma_headers
-    INTERFACE
-    CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR=${CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR}
-    CARMA_VERSION_MINOR=${CARMA_VERSION_MINOR}
-    CARMA_VERSION_PATCH=${CARMA_VERSION_PATCH}
-    CARMA_VERSION_NAME=${CARMA_VERSION_INFO}
-)
-TARGET_COMPILE_FEATURES(carma_headers INTERFACE cxx_std_14)
-
-TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(carma_headers
-    INTERFACE
-    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}>
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include>
-)
-    
+include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/carma_config.cmake)
+include(ParseOptions)
+configure_file(
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/carma_bits/config.h.in
+  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/carma_bits/generated_config.h @ONLY)
+
+# # # ############################################################################
+# TARGET                                     #
+# # # ############################################################################
+add_library(carma INTERFACE)
+add_library(carma::carma ALIAS carma)
+
+target_compile_definitions(
+  carma
+  INTERFACE CARMA_USE_GENERATED_CONFIG=1
+            CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR=${CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR}
+            CARMA_VERSION_MINOR=${CARMA_VERSION_MINOR}
+            CARMA_VERSION_PATCH=${CARMA_VERSION_PATCH}
+            CARMA_VERSION_NAME=${CARMA_VERSION_INFO}
+            "$<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:${CARMA_RELEASE_DEFINITIONS}>")
+target_compile_features(carma INTERFACE cxx_std_14)
+
+if(CARMA_DEV_MODE)
+  target_compile_options(carma INTERFACE -Wall -Wextra -Wunused-variable
+                                         -Wunused-const-variable)
+endif()
+
+target_include_directories(
+  carma
+  INTERFACE $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}>
+            $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+            $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include>)
+
+target_link_libraries(carma INTERFACE armadillo::armadillo Python3::NumPy
+                                      Python3::Module pybind11::pybind11)
+
+add_library(carma_headers INTERFACE)
+add_library(carma::headers ALIAS carma_headers)
+
+target_compile_definitions(
+  carma_headers
+  INTERFACE CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR=${CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR}
+            CARMA_VERSION_MINOR=${CARMA_VERSION_MINOR}
+            CARMA_VERSION_PATCH=${CARMA_VERSION_PATCH}
+            CARMA_VERSION_NAME=${CARMA_VERSION_INFO})
+target_compile_features(carma_headers INTERFACE cxx_std_14)
+
+target_include_directories(
+  carma_headers
+  INTERFACE $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}>
+            $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+            $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include>)
 
 # Only install the headers
-IF (CARMA_INSTALL_LIB)
-    # modified from https://dominikberner.ch/cmake-interface-lib/
-
-    # locations are provided by GNUInstallDirs
-    INSTALL(
-        TARGETS carma
-        EXPORT carma_Targets
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-    )
-
-    INSTALL(
-        TARGETS carma_headers
-        EXPORT carma_Header_Targets
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-    )
-    
-    INCLUDE(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
-    write_basic_package_version_file(
-        "carmaConfigVersion.cmake"
-        VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
-        COMPATIBILITY SameMinorVersion
-    )
-    
-    configure_package_config_file(
-        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/carmaConfig.cmake.in"
-        "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/carmaConfig.cmake"
-        INSTALL_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/carma/cmake
-    )
-
-    INSTALL(
-      EXPORT carma_Targets
-      FILE carmaCarmaTargets.cmake
-      NAMESPACE carma::
-      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/carma/cmake
-    )
-
-    INSTALL(
-      EXPORT carma_Header_Targets
-      FILE carmaHeaderTargets.cmake
-      NAMESPACE carma::
-      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/carma/cmake
-    )
-
-    INSTALL(
-        FILES
-            "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/carmaConfig.cmake"
-            "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/carmaConfigVersion.cmake"
-            "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/carmaDependencyTargets.cmake"
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/carma/cmake
-    )
-
-    INSTALL(
-        FILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/carma"
-        DESTINATION ${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}
-    )
-
-    INSTALL(
-        DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/carma_bits
-        DESTINATION ${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}
-        FILES_MATCHING
-            PATTERN "*.h"
-    )
-
-     INSTALL(
-        FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/carma_bits/generated_config.h 
-        DESTINATION ${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/carma_bits
-     )
-    
-ELSE()
-    # ##############################################################################
-    #                                REQUIREMENTS                                  #
-    # ##############################################################################
-    FIND_PACKAGE(Python3 COMPONENTS Development NumPy QUIET)
-    IF (NOT Python3_FOUND)
-        FIND_PACKAGE(Python3 COMPONENTS Development.Module NumPy REQUIRED)
-    ENDIF()
-
-    # Needed to ensure the same Python executable is found by Pybind11
-    IF (NOT DEFINED PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
-        SET(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ${Python3_EXECUTABLE})
-    ENDIF ()
-
-    # create armadillo and or pybind11 target if not defined
-    INCLUDE(ThirdPartyTargets)
-
-    TARGET_PRECOMPILE_HEADERS(carma
-        INTERFACE
-            ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/carma_bits/cnalloc.h
-    )
-ENDIF()
-# ##############################################################################
-#                              TEST TARGETS                                    #
-# ##############################################################################
-
-IF(CARMA_BUILD_TESTS OR CARMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-    SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-ENDIF()
-
-IF(CARMA_BUILD_TESTS)
-    INCLUDE(CTest)
-    ENABLE_TESTING()
-    INCLUDE(GetCatch2)
-    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tests)
-    INCLUDE(ClangFormatTarget)
-    INCLUDE(CoverageTarget)
-ENDIF()
-
-IF(CARMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(examples)
-ENDIF()
-#------------------------------------------------------
-INCLUDE(ClearOptions)
-SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_SAVED})
-UNSET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_SAVED)
+if(CARMA_INSTALL_LIB)
+  # modified from https://dominikberner.ch/cmake-interface-lib/
+
+  # locations are provided by GNUInstallDirs
+  install(
+    TARGETS carma
+    EXPORT carma_Targets
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+
+  install(
+    TARGETS carma_headers
+    EXPORT carma_Header_Targets
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+
+  include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
+  write_basic_package_version_file(
+    "carmaConfigVersion.cmake"
+    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+    COMPATIBILITY SameMinorVersion)
+
+  configure_package_config_file(
+    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/carmaConfig.cmake.in"
+    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/carmaConfig.cmake"
+    INSTALL_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/carma/cmake)
+
+  install(
+    EXPORT carma_Targets
+    FILE carmaCarmaTargets.cmake
+    NAMESPACE carma::
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/carma/cmake)
+
+  install(
+    EXPORT carma_Header_Targets
+    FILE carmaHeaderTargets.cmake
+    NAMESPACE carma::
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/carma/cmake)
+
+  install(
+    FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/carmaConfig.cmake"
+          "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/carmaConfigVersion.cmake"
+          "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/carmaDependencyTargets.cmake"
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/carma/cmake)
+
+  install(FILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/carma"
+          DESTINATION ${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR})
+
+  install(
+    DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/carma_bits
+    DESTINATION ${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}
+    FILES_MATCHING
+    PATTERN "*.h")
+
+  install(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/carma_bits/generated_config.h
+          DESTINATION ${CARMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/carma_bits)
+
+else()
+  # # # ##########################################################################
+  # REQUIREMENTS                                  #
+  # # # ##########################################################################
+  find_package(
+    Python3
+    COMPONENTS Development NumPy
+    QUIET)
+  if(NOT Python3_FOUND)
+    find_package(
+      Python3
+      COMPONENTS Development.Module NumPy
+      REQUIRED)
+  endif()
+
+  # Needed to ensure the same Python executable is found by Pybind11
+  if(NOT DEFINED PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+    set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ${Python3_EXECUTABLE})
+  endif()
+
+  # create armadillo and or pybind11 target if not defined
+  include(ThirdPartyTargets)
+
+  target_precompile_headers(carma INTERFACE
+                            ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/carma_bits/cnalloc.h)
+endif()
+# # # ############################################################################
+# TEST TARGETS                                    #
+# # # ############################################################################
+
+if(CARMA_BUILD_TESTS OR CARMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+endif()
+
+if(CARMA_BUILD_TESTS)
+  include(CTest)
+  enable_testing()
+  include(GetCatch2)
+  add_subdirectory(tests)
+  include(ClangFormatTarget)
+  include(CoverageTarget)
+endif()
+
+if(CARMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+  add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
+# ------------------------------------------------------
+include(ClearOptions)
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_SAVED})
+unset(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_SAVED)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b76395b..36c9be66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/carma/badge/?version=latest)](https://carma.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/RUrlus/carma)](https://github.com/RUrlus/carma/blob/stable/LICENSE)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/rurlus/carma)](https://github.com/RUrlus/carma/releases)
+[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/235867993.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/235867993)
+
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -68,11 +70,18 @@ CARMA provides a number of configurations that can be set in the `carma_config.c
 
 ## Requirements
 
-CARMA >= v0.5 requires a compiler with support for C++14 and supports:
+Numpy v2.* is supported by CARMA >= v0.8.0 which requires a compiler with support for C++14 and supports:
 
-* Python 3.6 -- 3.9
+* Python 3.8 -- 3.12
 * Numpy >= 1.14
-* Pybind11 >= v2.6.0
+* **Pybind11 >= v2.12.0**
+* Armadillo >= 10.5.2
+
+CARMA <= v0.7 requires a compiler with support for C++14 and supports:
+
+* Python 3.8 -- 3.12
+* **Numpy >= 1.14 < 2.0**
+* **Pybind11 >= v2.6.0 < v2.12.0**
 * Armadillo >= 10.5.2
 
 CARMA makes use of Armadillo's `ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_ALLOC` and `ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_FREE` functionality introduced in version 10.5.2 to use Numpy's (de)allocator.
diff --git a/cmake/ClearOptions.cmake b/cmake/ClearOptions.cmake
index d7321a58..2427e1cd 100644
--- a/cmake/ClearOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ClearOptions.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+IF (CARMA_DEV_MODE OR CARMA_DEV_DEBUG_MODE)
+    UNSET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX CACHE)
+ENDIF()
 UNSET(CARMA_DEV_DEBUG_MODE CACHE)
 UNSET(CARMA_BUILD_TESTS CACHE)
 UNSET(ENABLE_CARMA_EXTRA_DEBUG CACHE)
@@ -5,7 +8,6 @@ UNSET(ENABLE_CARMA_SOFT_STEAL CACHE)
 UNSET(ENABLE_CARMA_HARD_STEAL CACHE)
 UNSET(ENABLE_CARMA_DONT_REQUIRE_OWNDATA CACHE)
 UNSET(ENABLE_CARMA_DONT_REQUIRE_F_CONTIGUOUS CACHE)
-#UNSET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX CACHE)
 #SET(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS 0)
 UNSET(BUILD_NATIVE_TESTS CACHE)
 UNSET(BUILD_PYTHON_TESTS CACHE)
diff --git a/cmake/GetArmadillo.cmake b/cmake/GetArmadillo.cmake
index 218082fe..2dbb2c5b 100644
--- a/cmake/GetArmadillo.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GetArmadillo.cmake
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
-SET(DEFAULT_ARMA_VERSION 11.1.x)
+SET(DEFAULT_ARMA_VERSION 12.8.x)
 IF (NOT USE_ARMA_VERSION)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "carma: Setting Armadillo version to 'v${DEFAULT_ARMA_VERSION}' as none was specified.")
     SET(USE_ARMA_VERSION "${DEFAULT_ARMA_VERSION}" CACHE STRING "Choose the version of Armadillo." FORCE)
     # Set the possible values of build type for cmake-gui
     SET_PROPERTY(CACHE USE_ARMA_VERSION PROPERTY STRINGS
-        "10.6.x" "10.8.x" "11.1.x"
+        "10.6.x" "10.8.x" "11.2.x" "11.4.x" "12.4.x" "12.6.x" "12.8.x"
     )
 ENDIF ()
 
diff --git a/cmake/GetPybind11.cmake b/cmake/GetPybind11.cmake
index 9df241e8..bbfb1576 100644
--- a/cmake/GetPybind11.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GetPybind11.cmake
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
-SET(DEFAULT_PYBIND11_VERSION v2.9.2)
+SET(DEFAULT_PYBIND11_VERSION v2.12.0)
 IF (NOT USE_PYBIND11_VERSION)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "carma: Setting Pybind11 version to '${DEFAULT_PYBIND11_VERSION}' as none was specified.")
-    SET(USE_PYBIND11_VERSION "${DEFAULT_PYBIND11_VERSION}" CACHE STRING "Choose the version of Pybind11." FORCE)
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "carma: Setting Pybind11 version to '${DEFAULT_PYBIND11_VERSION}' as none was specified.")
+  SET(USE_PYBIND11_VERSION "${DEFAULT_PYBIND11_VERSION}" CACHE STRING "Choose the version of Pybind11." FORCE)
   # Set the possible values of build type for cmake-gui
   SET_PROPERTY(CACHE USE_PYBIND11_VERSION PROPERTY STRINGS
-    "v2.6.0" "v2.6.1" "v2.6.2" "v2.7.1" "v2.8.1" "v2.9.0" "v2.9.1" "v2.9.2"
+    "v2.12.0"
 )
 ENDIF ()
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 32226cdc..83ae9208 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -11,18 +11,19 @@
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 import os
 import sys
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../'))
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../"))
 sys.setrecursionlimit(1500)
 
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
-project = 'carma'
-copyright = '2020, R. Urlus'
-author = 'R. Urlus'
+project = "carma"
+copyright = "2020, R. Urlus"
+author = "R. Urlus"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.6.0'
+release = "0.8.0"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
@@ -31,16 +32,16 @@
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
 extensions = [
-    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
-    'sphinx.ext.doctest',
-    'sphinx.ext.coverage',
-    'sphinx.ext.ifconfig',
-    'sphinxcontrib.napoleon',
-    'sphinx.ext.autosectionlabel',
+    "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
+    "sphinx.ext.doctest",
+    "sphinx.ext.coverage",
+    "sphinx.ext.ifconfig",
+    "sphinxcontrib.napoleon",
+    "sphinx.ext.autosectionlabel",
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
-templates_path = ['_templates']
+templates_path = ["_templates"]
 
 # List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
@@ -54,11 +55,10 @@
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
 import sphinx_rtd_theme
+
 html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
 html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
-html_theme_options = {
-    'logo_only': True
-}
+html_theme_options = {"logo_only": True}
 html_logo = "carma_logo.png"
 html_show_sourcelink = True
 
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
 html_static_path = []
-master_doc = 'index'
+master_doc = "index"
 
 # -- Extension configuration -------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/carma b/include/carma
index df46c33d..83341324 100644
--- a/include/carma
+++ b/include/carma
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 
 #include <armadillo>
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning( \
+    disable : 4127)  // warning C4127: Conditional expression is constant
+#include <BaseTsd.h>
+typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CARMA_ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_FUNCTIONS_SET)
   #if (defined(ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_ALLOC_FUNCTION) && !defined(ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_FREE_FUNCTION)) || (!defined(ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_ALLOC_FUNCTION) && defined(ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_FREE_FUNCTION))
     #error "carma: ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_ALLOC_FUNCTION and or ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_FREE_FUNCTION not set while CARMA_ARMA_ALIEN_MEM_FUNCTIONS_SET is"
@@ -33,9 +41,9 @@
 
 #ifndef CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR
   #define CARMA_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-  #define CARMA_VERSION_MINOR 6
-  #define CARMA_VERSION_PATCH 6
-  #define CARMA_VERSION_NAME  "0.6.6 HO"
+  #define CARMA_VERSION_MINOR 8
+  #define CARMA_VERSION_PATCH 0
+  #define CARMA_VERSION_NAME  "0.8.0 HO"
 #endif
 
 namespace carma {
diff --git a/include/carma_bits/converters.h b/include/carma_bits/converters.h
index b8a865c6..dea7d377 100644
--- a/include/carma_bits/converters.h
+++ b/include/carma_bits/converters.h
@@ -685,6 +685,31 @@ inline py::array_t<T> to_numpy(armaT* src, int copy = 0) {
     return details::construct_array<T>(data);
 } /* to_numpy */
 
+template <typename armaT, typename T = typename armaT::elem_type, is_Mat_fixed_only<armaT> = 4>
+inline py::array_t<T> to_numpy(armaT& src, int copy = 0) {
+    // if not copy we steal
+    armaT* data;
+    if (!copy) {
+        data = new armaT(std::move(src));
+    } else {
+        data = new armaT(src.memptr());
+    }
+    return details::construct_array<T>(data);
+} /* to_numpy */
+
+template <typename armaT, typename T = typename armaT::elem_type, is_Mat_fixed_only<armaT> = 4>
+inline py::array_t<T> to_numpy(armaT* src, int copy = 0) {
+    // if not copy we steal
+    armaT* data;
+    if (!copy) {
+        data = new armaT(std::move(*src));
+    } else {
+        data = new armaT(src->memptr());
+    }
+    return details::construct_array<T>(data);
+} /* to_numpy */
+
+
 /* ---------------------------------- to_numpy_view ---------------------------------- */
 template <typename armaT, typename T = typename armaT::elem_type>
 inline py::array_t<T> to_numpy_view(const armaT& src) {
diff --git a/include/carma_bits/numpyapi.h b/include/carma_bits/numpyapi.h
index 01c74cd7..c3be0d96 100644
--- a/include/carma_bits/numpyapi.h
+++ b/include/carma_bits/numpyapi.h
@@ -58,32 +58,41 @@ struct npy_api {
         API_PyArray_Free = 165,
         API_PyArray_Size = 59,
         API_PyArray_NewCopy = 85,
-        API_PyArray_CopyInto = 82,
+        // PyArray_CopyInto moved in the numpy C-API table between the 1.x and 2.x
+        // ABI (82 -> 50); the two other functions kept their slot.
+        API_PyArray_CopyInto_v1 = 82,
+        API_PyArray_CopyInto_v2 = 50,
         API_PyArray_NewLikeArray = 277,
         API_PyArray_NewFromDescr = 94,
         API_PyDataMem_NEW = 288,
         API_PyDataMem_FREE = 289,
     };
 
+    static int copy_into_index() {
+        py::str version_str = py::module_::import("numpy").attr("__version__");
+        int major = std::atoi(std::string(version_str).c_str());
+        return major >= 2 ? API_PyArray_CopyInto_v2 : API_PyArray_CopyInto_v1;
+    }
+
     static npy_api lookup() {
-        py::module m = py::module::import("numpy.core.multiarray");
+        pybind11::module_ m = pybind11::detail::import_numpy_core_submodule("multiarray");
         auto c = m.attr("_ARRAY_API");
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-        void **api_ptr = reinterpret_cast<void **>(PyCapsule_GetPointer(c.ptr(), nullptr));
-#else
-        void **api_ptr = reinterpret_cast<void **>(PyCObject_AsVoidPtr(c.ptr()));
-#endif
+        void** api_ptr = (void**)PyCapsule_GetPointer(c.ptr(), nullptr);
+        if (api_ptr == nullptr) {
+            pybind11::raise_from(PyExc_SystemError, "FAILURE obtaining numpy _ARRAY_API pointer.");
+            throw pybind11::error_already_set();
+        }
         npy_api api;
 #define DECL_NPY_API(Func) api.Func##_ = (decltype(api.Func##_)) api_ptr[API_##Func];
         DECL_NPY_API(PyArray_Free);
         DECL_NPY_API(PyArray_Size);
         DECL_NPY_API(PyArray_NewCopy);
-        DECL_NPY_API(PyArray_CopyInto);
         DECL_NPY_API(PyArray_NewLikeArray);
         DECL_NPY_API(PyArray_NewFromDescr);
         DECL_NPY_API(PyDataMem_NEW);
         DECL_NPY_API(PyDataMem_FREE);
 #undef DECL_NPY_API
+        api.PyArray_CopyInto_ = (decltype(api.PyArray_CopyInto_)) api_ptr[copy_into_index()];
         return api;
     }
 };
diff --git a/include/carma_bits/typecheck.h b/include/carma_bits/typecheck.h
index a0b63e5b..0807c0db 100644
--- a/include/carma_bits/typecheck.h
+++ b/include/carma_bits/typecheck.h
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ using is_Vec = std::enable_if_t<p_is_Vec<armaT>::value, int>;
 template <typename armaT>
 using is_Mat = std::enable_if_t<arma::is_Mat<armaT>::value, int>;
 template <typename armaT>
-using is_Mat_only = std::enable_if_t<arma::is_Mat_only<armaT>::value, int>;
+using is_Mat_only = std::enable_if_t< arma::is_Mat_only<armaT>::value &&
+                                     !arma::is_Mat_fixed_only<armaT>::value, int>;
+template <typename armaT>
+using is_Mat_fixed_only = std::enable_if_t<arma::is_Mat_fixed_only<armaT>::value, int>;
 
 template <typename T>
 struct is_mat : std::false_type {};
diff --git a/integration_test/CMakeLists.txt b/integration_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 665d96b4..0698e7f5 100644
--- a/integration_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/integration_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SET(MODNAME "integration_test_carma")
 # -- EXTERNAL
 INCLUDE(FetchContent)
 
-SET(USE_PYBIND11_VERSION "v2.6.2")
+SET(USE_PYBIND11_VERSION v2.12.0)
 
 # Pybind11
 FetchContent_Declare(
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ FetchContent_GetProperties(Pybind11Repo)
 
 STRING(TOLOWER "Pybind11Repo" lcName)
 IF (NOT ${lcName}_POPULATED)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "carma: collecting Pybind11 ${USE_PYBIND11_VERSION}")
-  # Fetch the content using previously declared details
-  FetchContent_Populate(Pybind11Repo)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "carma: collecting Pybind11 ${USE_PYBIND11_VERSION}")
+    # Fetch the content using previously declared details
+    FetchContent_Populate(Pybind11Repo)
 ENDIF ()
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(extern/pybind11)
 
-SET(USE_ARMA_VERSION 10.6.x)
+SET(USE_ARMA_VERSION 12.8.x)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   CarmaArmadillo
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://gitlab.com/conradsnicta/armadillo-code.git