diff --git a/.github/workflows/Python-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/Python-check.yaml
index d64a6f9f..72b15fdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Python-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Python-check.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
         pip install tox==3.28.0 tox-gh-actions==2.12.0
     - name: Test with tox
       run: tox
diff --git a/python/dalex/dalex/predict_explanations/_ceteris_paribus/utils.py b/python/dalex/dalex/predict_explanations/_ceteris_paribus/utils.py
index a6403d33..86d48530 100644
--- a/python/dalex/dalex/predict_explanations/_ceteris_paribus/utils.py
+++ b/python/dalex/dalex/predict_explanations/_ceteris_paribus/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import multiprocessing as mp
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -74,11 +73,8 @@ def calculate_variable_profile(predict_function,
 
     profiles = pd.concat(profile)
     # convert the variable types
-    if LooseVersion(pd.__version__) >= LooseVersion('1.2.0'):
-        # convert_floating=False since pandas v1.2 seem to have issues
-        profiles.loc[:, list(variable_splits)] = profiles.loc[:, list(variable_splits)].convert_dtypes(convert_floating=False)
-    else:
-        profiles.loc[:, list(variable_splits)] = profiles.loc[:, list(variable_splits)].convert_dtypes()
+    # convert_floating=False since pandas v1.2 seem to have issues
+    profiles.loc[:, list(variable_splits)] = profiles.loc[:, list(variable_splits)].convert_dtypes(convert_floating=False)
 
     return profiles
 
diff --git a/python/dalex/setup.py b/python/dalex/setup.py
index c4ea08c9..d023d2cd 100644
--- a/python/dalex/setup.py
+++ b/python/dalex/setup.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def run_setup():
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
             "License :: OSI Approved",
             "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
             "Operating System :: OS Independent",