diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_to_master.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_to_master.yml
index 82bb2f58..377fff3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_to_master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_to_master.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: true
 
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ jobs:
       run: pipx run twine check --strict dist/*
 
     - name: Upload sdist
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
+        name: sdist
         path: dist/*.tar.gz
+        compression-level: 0
 
   build_wheels:
     name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -38,64 +40,29 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: true
 
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
       if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
 
-    - name: Install Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: |
-          3.9
-          3.10
-          3.11
-          3.12
-          pypy3.9
-          pypy3.10
-
     - name: Build wheels
-      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16
+      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v4.2.1
       env:
         # Skip trying to test arm64 builds on Intel Macs
         CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*-macosx_arm64 *-macosx_universal2:arm64"
 
-    - name: Upload wheels
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        path: wheelhouse/*.whl
-
-  build_arch_wheels:
-    name: Build wheels on Linux ${{ matrix.arch }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        arch: [aarch64]
-    steps:
-
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: true
-
-    - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
-      with:
-        platforms: all
-
-    - name: Build wheels
-      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16
-      env:
-        CIBW_ARCHS: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-
     - name: Verify clean directory
       run: git diff --exit-code
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Upload wheels
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
+        name: bdist-${{ matrix.os }}
         path: wheelhouse/*.whl
+        compression-level: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push_to_master.yml b/.github/workflows/push_to_master.yml
index 16e27655..dd71041e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push_to_master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push_to_master.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: true
 
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ jobs:
       run: pipx run twine check --strict dist/*
 
     - name: Upload sdist
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
+        name: sdist
         path: dist/*.tar.gz
+        compression-level: 0
 
   build_wheels:
     name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -38,84 +40,47 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: true
 
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
       if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
 
-    - name: Install Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: |
-          3.9
-          3.10
-          3.11
-          3.12
-          pypy3.9
-          pypy3.10
-
     - name: Build wheels
-      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16
+      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v4.2.1
       env:
         # Skip trying to test arm64 builds on Intel Macs
         CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*-macosx_arm64 *-macosx_universal2:arm64"
 
-    - name: Upload wheels
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        path: wheelhouse/*.whl
-
-  build_arch_wheels:
-    name: Build wheels on Linux ${{ matrix.arch }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        arch: [aarch64]
-    steps:
-
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: true
-
-    - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
-      with:
-        platforms: all
-
-    - name: Build wheels
-      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16
-      env:
-        CIBW_ARCHS: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-
     - name: Verify clean directory
       run: git diff --exit-code
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Upload wheels
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
+        name: bdist-${{ matrix.os }}
         path: wheelhouse/*.whl
+        compression-level: 0
 
   upload_pypi:
-    needs: [build_arch_wheels, build_wheels, build_sdist]
+    needs: [build_wheels, build_sdist]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: PyPI release
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
-        # unpacks default artifact into dist/
-        # if `name: artifact` is omitted, the action will create extra parent dir
-        name: artifact
         path: dist
+        merge-multiple: true
 
     - name: Publish distribution to Test PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.6
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with:
         skip_existing: true
         user: __token__
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dbad2474..d04ca973 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: true
 
@@ -32,91 +32,56 @@ jobs:
       run: pipx run twine check --strict dist/*
 
     - name: Upload sdist
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
+        name: sdist
         path: dist/*.tar.gz
+        compression-level: 0
 
   build_wheels:
     name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v
       with:
         submodules: true
 
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
       if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
 
-    - name: Install Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: |
-          3.9
-          3.10
-          3.11
-          3.12
-          pypy3.9
-          pypy3.10
-
     - name: Build wheels
-      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16
+      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v4.2.1
       env:
         # Skip trying to test arm64 builds on Intel Macs
         CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*-macosx_arm64 *-macosx_universal2:arm64"
 
-    - name: Upload wheels
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        path: wheelhouse/*.whl
-
-  build_arch_wheels:
-    name: Build wheels on Linux ${{ matrix.arch }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        arch: [aarch64]
-    steps:
-
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: true
-
-    - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
-      with:
-        platforms: all
-
-    - name: Build wheels
-      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16
-      env:
-        CIBW_ARCHS: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-
     - name: Verify clean directory
       run: git diff --exit-code
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Upload wheels
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
+        name: bdist-${{ matrix.os }}
         path: wheelhouse/*.whl
+        compression-level: 0
 
   upload_pypi:
-    needs: [build_arch_wheels, build_wheels, build_sdist]
+    needs: [build_wheels, build_sdist]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: PyPI release
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
-        # unpacks default artifact into dist/
-        # if `name: artifact` is omitted, the action will create extra parent dir
-        name: artifact
         path: dist
+        merge-multiple: true
 
     - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.6
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with:
         user: __token__
         password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 9e38a1d1..1e5cd9ff 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 - Benoit Pierre
 - Bruno Enten
 - Marek Szuba
+- s0600204 (GitHub user)
 
 
 ## Testing
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d18fe7ed..557a2279 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@ For details and minor changes, please see the [version control log
 messages](https://github.com/SpotlightKid/python-rtmidi/commits/master).
 
 
+## 1.6.0 (2025-04-18)
+
+Project infrastructure:
+
+-   Support Python 3.13, drop support for Python 3.8 (#214):
+-   Set minimum required Python version 3.9 in `pyproject.toml`.
+-   Added Python 3.13 to CI builds and removed 3.8.
+-   Added Python 3.13 to classifiers in `pyproject.toml` and removed 3.8.
+-   Added Python 3.13 to `tox.ini` and removed 3.8.
+-   Updated minimum supported Python version mentioned in readme etc.
+-   Updated latest Python version mentioned in Windows install docs.
+-   Fixed compiler config in meson.build for alternative compilers on
+    Windows (#213, thanks @s0600204).
+-   Updated dev requirements with `pip-tools` (#215).
+
+Changes:
+
+-   Update rtmidi sub-module's `python-rtmidi` branch to be based on latest
+    HEAD of `master` branch (fixes #204).
+
+Fixes / Features:
+
+-   Add `set_buffer_size` method to `MidiIn` class (fixes #200).
+
+
 ## 1.5.8 (2023-11-20)
 
 Fixes:
diff --git a/INSTALL-windows.md b/INSTALL-windows.md
index 4debd572..674ca290 100644
--- a/INSTALL-windows.md
+++ b/INSTALL-windows.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # How to install python-rtmidi from source on Windows
 
 These instructions should work for installing `python-rtmidi` from source with
-Python 3.8+ in the 64-bit or 32-bit versions (you can run the latter on Windows
+Python 3.9+ in the 64-bit or 32-bit versions (you can run the latter on Windows
 64-bit versions with no problems).
 
 Please follow all the steps below in the exact order.
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Please follow all the steps below in the exact order.
 
 You probably need administrator rights for some or all of the following steps.
 
-1.  Install the latest release of Python (3.12 at the time of writing, at least
-    3.8+) from <https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/> to the default
+1.  Install the latest release of Python (3.13 at the time of writing, at least
+    3.9+) from <https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/> to the default
     location (e.g. `C:\Python312`). You can install either or both the 32-bit
     and the 64-bit version.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7460de95..504e7311 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Windows (MultiMedia System) operating systems.
 provides a thin wrapper around the RtMidi C++ interface. The API is basically
 the same as the C++ one but with the naming scheme of classes, methods and
 parameters adapted to the Python PEP-8 conventions and requirements of the
-Python package naming structure. **python-rtmidi** supports Python 3 (3.8+).
+Python package naming structure. **python-rtmidi** supports Python 3 (3.9+).
 
 The [documentation] provides installation instructions, a history of changes
 per release and an API reference.
diff --git a/examples/advanced/send_all.py b/examples/advanced/send_all.py
index b6a6d3c1..cdd06025 100644
--- a/examples/advanced/send_all.py
+++ b/examples/advanced/send_all.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Send all notes and CCs with all possible values an all 16 channels."""
+"""Send all notes and CCs with all possible values on all 16 channels."""
 
 import argparse
 import logging
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@
         for chan in channels:
             for note in range(128):
                 log.debug(
-                    f"Sending NOTE ON:  ch={chan+1:02}, note={note:03}, vel={args.velocity:03}"
+                    f"Sending NOTE ON:  ch={chan + 1:02}, note={note:03}, vel={args.velocity:03}"
                 )
                 midiout.send_message([NOTE_ON | chan, note, args.velocity])
                 time.sleep(args.delay)
                 log.debug(
-                    f"Sending NOTE OFF: ch={chan+1:02}, note={note:03}, vel={args.off_velocity:03}"
+                    f"Sending NOTE OFF: ch={chan + 1:02}, "
+                    f"note={note:03}, vel={args.off_velocity:03}"
                 )
                 midiout.send_message([NOTE_OFF | chan, note, args.off_velocity])
                 time.sleep(args.delay)
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
         for chan in channels:
             for cc in range(128):
                 for val in range(128):
-                    log.debug(f"Sending CONTROL_CHANGE: ch={chan+1:02}, cc={cc:03}, val={val:03}")
+                    log.debug(f"Sending CONTROL_CHANGE: ch={chan + 1:02}, cc={cc:03}, val={val:03}")
                     midiout.send_message([CONTROL_CHANGE | chan, cc, val])
                     time.sleep(args.delay)
 except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
diff --git a/examples/joystick/joystick2midi.py b/examples/joystick/joystick2midi.py
index 5f72235e..c3a0a009 100644
--- a/examples/joystick/joystick2midi.py
+++ b/examples/joystick/joystick2midi.py
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ def update(self, value, threshold):
     while not done:
         # Possible joystick actions: JOYAXISMOTION, JOYBALLMOTION, JOYBUTTONDOWN,
         # JOYBUTTONUP, JOYHATMOTION
-        for event in pygame.event.get(): # User did something.
-            if event.type == pygame.QUIT: # If user clicked close.
-                done = True # Flag that we are done so we exit this loop.
+        for event in pygame.event.get():  # User did something.
+            if event.type == pygame.QUIT:  # If user clicked close.
+                done = True  # Flag that we are done so we exit this loop.
             elif event.type == pygame.JOYBUTTONUP:
                 print("Joystick button {} released.".format(event.button))
                 if event.button == 2:  # 'X' button
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ def update(self, value, threshold):
                 print("SEND: {!r}".format(msg))
                 midiout.send_message(msg)
 
-
         # Limit poll rate to UPDATES_PER_SECOND.
         clock.tick(UPDATES_PER_SECOND)
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d748e2f7..f1efb3cd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
     'python-rtmidi',
     'cpp',
-    version: '1.5.8',
+    version: '1.6.0',
     license: 'MIT',
     default_options: [
         'warning_level=2',
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ elif host_machine.system().to_lower() == 'darwin'
     # API
     coremidi_dep = dependency(
         'appleframeworks',
-        modules: ['coreaudio', 'coremidi', 'foundation'],
+        modules: ['CoreAudio', 'CoreMIDI', 'Foundation'],
         required: jack_not_found
     )
     alsa_dep = disabler()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e28c53f3..88dcde00 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.15",
     "Topic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio :: MIDI",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
 ]
@@ -63,11 +65,11 @@ file = "LICENSE.md"
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 99
 target-version = [
-    "py38",
     "py39",
     "py310",
     "py311",
     "py312",
+    "py313",
 ]
 
 [tool.isort]
@@ -96,10 +98,11 @@ manylinux-aarch64-image = "manylinux_2_28"
 test-requires = "pytest"
 test-command = "pytest -v -m ci {package}/tests"
 
-# Install system library
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
-build = ["cp3{9,10,11,12}-manylinux*", "pp3{9,10}-manylinux*"]
+build = ["cp3{9,10,11,12,13,14,15}-manylinux*", "pp3{9,10,11}-manylinux*"]
 archs = ["auto64"]
+enable = ["pypy", "pypy-eol"]
+# Install system libraries
 before-all = [
     "dnf -y install alsa-lib-devel alsa-utils",
     "curl -o jack2-1.9.22.tar.gz https://codeload.github.com/jackaudio/jack2/tar.gz/refs/tags/v1.9.22",
@@ -112,9 +115,9 @@ before-all = [
 repair-wheel-command = "auditwheel repair --exclude libasound.so.2 --lib-sdir . -w {dest_dir} {wheel}"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
-build = "cp3{9,10,11,12}-macosx*"
+build = "cp3{9,10,11,12,13,14,15}-macosx*"
 archs = ["x86_64", "arm64"]
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
-build = "cp3{9,10,11,12}-win*"
+build = "cp3{9,10,11,12,13,14,15}-win*"
 archs = ["AMD64"]
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index c382aac5..9966b550 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,51 +1,57 @@
 #
-# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.11
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.13
 # by the following command:
 #
 #    pip-compile --no-emit-index-url --strip-extras requirements-dev.in
 #
 alabaster==0.7.16
     # via sphinx
-babel==2.14.0
+babel==2.17.0
     # via sphinx
-build==1.2.1
+build==1.2.2.post1
     # via pip-tools
-cachetools==5.3.3
+cachetools==5.5.1
     # via tox
-certifi==2024.2.2
+certifi==2025.1.31
     # via requests
 chardet==5.2.0
     # via tox
-charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.1
     # via requests
-click==8.1.7
+click==8.1.8
     # via pip-tools
 colorama==0.4.6
     # via tox
-coverage==7.4.4
+coverage==7.6.11
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-cython==3.0.10
+cython==3.0.11
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-distlib==0.3.8
+distlib==0.3.9
     # via virtualenv
-docutils==0.20.1
+docutils==0.21.2
     # via
     #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
-filelock==3.13.4
+exceptiongroup==1.3.1
+    # via pytest
+filelock==3.17.0
     # via
     #   tox
     #   virtualenv
-flake8==7.0.0
+flake8==7.1.1
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-idna==3.7
+idna==3.10
     # via requests
 imagesize==1.4.1
     # via sphinx
+importlib-metadata==8.7.1
+    # via
+    #   build
+    #   sphinx
 iniconfig==2.0.0
     # via pytest
-jinja2==3.1.3
+jinja2==3.1.6
     # via
     #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx
@@ -53,87 +59,103 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via
     #   mdit-py-plugins
     #   myst-parser
-markupsafe==2.1.5
+markupsafe==3.0.2
     # via jinja2
 mccabe==0.7.0
     # via flake8
-mdit-py-plugins==0.4.0
+mdit-py-plugins==0.4.2
     # via myst-parser
 mdurl==0.1.2
     # via markdown-it-py
-myst-parser==2.0.0
+myst-parser==3.0.1
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-packaging==24.0
+packaging==24.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   pyproject-api
     #   pytest
     #   sphinx
     #   tox
+    #   wheel
 pip-tools==7.4.1
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-platformdirs==4.2.0
+platformdirs==4.3.6
     # via
     #   tox
     #   virtualenv
-pluggy==1.4.0
+pluggy==1.5.0
     # via
     #   pytest
     #   tox
-pycodestyle==2.11.1
+pycodestyle==2.12.1
     # via flake8
 pydocstyle==6.3.0
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
 pyflakes==3.2.0
     # via flake8
-pygments==2.17.2
+pygments==2.19.1
     # via sphinx
-pyproject-api==1.6.1
+pyproject-api==1.9.0
     # via tox
-pyproject-hooks==1.0.0
+pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via
     #   build
     #   pip-tools
-pytest==8.1.1
+pytest==8.3.4
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-pyyaml==6.0.1
+pyyaml==6.0.2
     # via myst-parser
-requests==2.31.0
+requests==2.32.3
     # via sphinx
 snowballstemmer==2.2.0
     # via
     #   pydocstyle
     #   sphinx
-sphinx==7.2.6
+sphinx==7.4.7
     # via
     #   -r requirements-dev.in
     #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
     #   sphinxcontrib-jquery
-sphinx-rtd-theme==2.0.0
+sphinx-rtd-theme==3.0.2
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.8
+sphinxcontrib-applehelp==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
-sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.6
+sphinxcontrib-devhelp==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.5
+sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.1.0
     # via sphinx
 sphinxcontrib-jquery==4.1
     # via sphinx-rtd-theme
 sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
     # via sphinx
-sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.7
+sphinxcontrib-qthelp==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
-sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.10
+sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
-tox==4.14.2
+tomli==2.4.0
+    # via
+    #   build
+    #   pip-tools
+    #   pyproject-api
+    #   pytest
+    #   sphinx
+    #   tox
+tox==4.24.1
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
-urllib3==2.2.1
+typing-extensions==4.15.0
+    # via
+    #   exceptiongroup
+    #   myst-parser
+    #   tox
+urllib3==2.3.0
     # via requests
-virtualenv==20.25.1
+virtualenv==20.29.1
     # via tox
-wheel==0.43.0
+wheel==0.46.2
     # via pip-tools
+zipp==3.23.0
+    # via importlib-metadata
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 # pip
diff --git a/rtmidi/meson.build b/rtmidi/meson.build
index f96a95c2..42585d2a 100644
--- a/rtmidi/meson.build
+++ b/rtmidi/meson.build
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ endif
 
 if winmm_support
     defines += ['-D__WINDOWS_MM__']
-    if meson.get_compiler('cpp').get_id() != 'gcc'
+    if meson.get_compiler('cpp').get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
         defines += ['/EHsc']
     endif
     dependencies += [winmm_dep]
diff --git a/rtmidi/midiutil.py b/rtmidi/midiutil.py
index ccb03f47..b695efd0 100644
--- a/rtmidi/midiutil.py
+++ b/rtmidi/midiutil.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def list_available_ports(ports=None, midiio=None):
     """List MIDI ports given or available on given MIDI I/O instance."""
     if ports is None:
         ports = midiio.get_ports()
-        type_ = " input" if isinstance(midiio, rtmidi.MidiIn) else " ouput"
+        type_ = " input" if isinstance(midiio, rtmidi.MidiIn) else " output"
     else:
         type_ = ''
 
diff --git a/src/_rtmidi.pyx b/src/_rtmidi.pyx
index 3019ffe8..00c9e5ca 100644
--- a/src/_rtmidi.pyx
+++ b/src/_rtmidi.pyx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ and Windows (MultiMedia System) operating systems.
 provides a thin wrapper around the RtMidi C++ interface. The API is basically
 the same as the C++ one but with the naming scheme of classes, methods and
 parameters adapted to the Python PEP-8 conventions and requirements of the
-Python package naming structure. **python-rtmidi** supports Python 3 (3.8+).
+Python package naming structure. **python-rtmidi** supports Python 3 (3.9+).
 
 
 Usage example
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ cdef extern from "RtMidi.h":
         double getMessage(vector[unsigned char] *message) except *
         void ignoreTypes(bool midiSysex, bool midiTime, bool midiSense) except *
         void setCallback(RtMidiCallback callback, void *data) except *
+        void setBufferSize(unsigned int size, unsigned int count) except *
 
     cdef cppclass RtMidiOut(RtMidi):
         Api RtMidiOut(Api rtapi, string clientName) except +
@@ -923,14 +924,8 @@ cdef class MidiIn(MidiBase):
         buffer overflows.
 
         **Windows note:** the Windows Multi Media API uses fixed size buffers
-        for the reception of sysex messages, whose number and size is set at
-        compile time. Sysex messages longer than the buffer size can not be
-        received properly when using the Windows Multi Media API.
-
-        The default distribution of python-rtmidi sets the number of sysex
-        buffers to four and the size of each to 8192 bytes. To change these
-        values, edit the ``RT_SYSEX_BUFFER_COUNT`` and ``RT_SYSEX_BUFFER_SIZE``
-        preprocessor defines in ``RtMidi.cpp`` and recompile.
+        for the reception of sysex messages. You can change the number and
+        size of the buffers with the ``set_buffer_size`` method.
 
         """
         self.thisptr.ignoreTypes(sysex, timing, active_sense)
@@ -960,6 +955,10 @@ cdef class MidiIn(MidiBase):
         self._callback = (func, data)
         self.thisptr.setCallback(&_cb_func, <void *>self._callback)
 
+    def set_buffer_size(self, size, count):
+        """Set the size and number of MIDI input buffers."""
+        self.thisptr.setBufferSize(size, count)
+
 
 cdef class MidiOut(MidiBase):
     """Midi output client interface.
diff --git a/src/rtmidi b/src/rtmidi
index f6ea40d4..8cae607d 160000
--- a/src/rtmidi
+++ b/src/rtmidi
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f6ea40d406affaed540d16c54372a0230a84f22b
+Subproject commit 8cae607d5e9a04f888e5f78699d6a1bbae26688a
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index 60360845..b9716465 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_get_compiled_api_by_name(self):
     def test_get_rtmidi_version(self):
         version = rtmidi.get_rtmidi_version()
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(version, str))
-        self.assertEqual(version, '5.0.0')
+        self.assertEqual(version, '6.0.0')
 
     def test_nondummy_api_present(self):
         # Make sure at least one actual API has been compiled
diff --git a/tests/test_rtmidi.py b/tests/test_rtmidi.py
index 66273603..5f32acbb 100644
--- a/tests/test_rtmidi.py
+++ b/tests/test_rtmidi.py
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ def callback(event, data):
         time.sleep(self.DELAY)
         self.assertEqual(messages, [])
 
+    def test_set_buffer_size(self):
+        self.midi_in.set_buffer_size(1024, 4)
+        self.test_callback()
+
     def set_up_loopback(self):
         # TODO: find better solution than this hack-ish strategy to find out
         # the port number of the virtual output port, which we have to use,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 41a5501f..f62856e7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = flake8, py38, py39, py310, py311, py312
+envlist = flake8, py39, py310, py311, py312, py313, py314, py315
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 isolated_build = True