diff --git a/.github/workflows/compatibility_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/compatibility_tests.yml
index 0f94af9f..0d5cddd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compatibility_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compatibility_tests.yml
@@ -231,6 +231,21 @@ jobs:
           cd ./.compatibility_tests/compatibility_test_1_15/
           cargo test
 
+  unittests_check_compatibility_1_16:
+    name: unittests_check-compatibility-1-16
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          default: true
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - run: |
+          cd ./.compatibility_tests/compatibility_test_1_16/
+          cargo test
+
   unittests_check_circuit_decompositions:
     name: unittests_check_circuit_decompositions
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hqs-build-deploy-rust-pyo3.yml b/.github/workflows/hqs-build-deploy-rust-pyo3.yml
index f1446f0f..1d5653ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hqs-build-deploy-rust-pyo3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hqs-build-deploy-rust-pyo3.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       deploy: true
       # Whether to build for aarch64. Can fail if there are C/C++ dependencies
       build_for_arm: true
+      python_3_13: false
     secrets: inherit
 
 # Build macos wheels and upload them to PyPi
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     with: 
       py_interface_folder: "qoqo"
       deploy: true
+      python_3_13: false
     secrets: inherit
 
 # Build windows wheels and upload them to PyPi
@@ -60,4 +62,5 @@ jobs:
     with: 
       py_interface_folder: "qoqo"
       deploy: true
+      python_3_13: false
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hqs-build-deploy-sphinx-doc-rust-pyo3.yml b/.github/workflows/hqs-build-deploy-sphinx-doc-rust-pyo3.yml
index 1ab5a983..6fd5254f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hqs-build-deploy-sphinx-doc-rust-pyo3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hqs-build-deploy-sphinx-doc-rust-pyo3.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - uses: peaceiris/actions-mdbook@v1
         with:
-          version: latest
+          mdbook-version: latest
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           profile: minimal
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hqs-ci-test-rust-pyo3.yml b/.github/workflows/hqs-ci-test-rust-pyo3.yml
index 59038c41..34011f19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hqs-ci-test-rust-pyo3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hqs-ci-test-rust-pyo3.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       # Run tests also on macos runners
       macos: true
       rust_package_name: "roqoqo"
+      python_3_13: false
       features: "json_schema overrotate circuitdag unstable_chain_with_environment unstable_analog_operations unstable_operation_definition"
 
   build_tests:
@@ -27,4 +28,5 @@ jobs:
       # Run tests also on macos runners
       macos: false
       py_interface_folder: "qoqo"
+      python_3_13: false
       has_python_tests: false
diff --git a/qoqo/build.rs b/qoqo/build.rs
index 868cf04d..b0a01530 100644
--- a/qoqo/build.rs
+++ b/qoqo/build.rs
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ Raises:
                         }
                         }
                     };
-                    if meth_doc.eq("") {
+                    if meth_doc.is_empty() {
                         continue;
                     }
                     let meth_args =