diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 1341791..c55cb4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        # macos-13 is an intel runner, macos-14 is apple silicon
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-13, macos-14]
+        # macos-13 is an intel runner, macos-14+ is apple silicon
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, windows-latest, macos-13, macos-latest]
 
     name: Build wheels ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
           python -m build --sdist
 
       - name: Run cibuildwheel
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21 
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.23.2
         with:
           config-file: ".github/workflows/cibuildwheel_config.toml"
-      
+
       - name: Copy source distribution into wheelhouse
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: mv dist/*.tar.gz wheelhouse/
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload wheels
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: cibw-wheels-${{ matrix.os }}
+          name: cibw-wheels-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ strategy.job-index }}
           path: |
             ./wheelhouse/*.whl 
-            ./wheelhouse/*.tar.gz 
+            ./wheelhouse/*.tar.gz
           overwrite: true
 
   # Push the resulting binaries to pypi on a tag starting with 'v'
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Download built wheels artifact # downloads from the jobs storage from the previous step
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.2.1
         with:
           # omitting the `name: ` field downloads all artifacts from this workflow
           path: dist
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ jobs:
         run: ls dist | cat  # piping through cat prints one per line
 
         # dist directory has subdirs from the different jobs, merge them into one directory and delete
-        # the empty leftover dirs 
-      - name: Flatten directory 
+        # the empty leftover dirs
+      - name: Flatten directory
         run: find dist -mindepth 2 -type f -exec mv -t dist {} + && find dist -type d -empty -delete
-      
+
       - name: List downloaded files from artifact after flatten
         run: ls dist | cat  # piping through cat prints one per line
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_build.yml b/.github/workflows/test_build.yml
index d13c066..3171a0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_build.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 name: Test Build
 
 # NOTE: build logic is duplicated here and in publish.yml
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # macos-13 is an intel runner, macos-14 is apple silicon
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-13, macos-14]
+        # macos-13 is an intel runner, macos-14+ is apple silicon
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, windows-latest, macos-13, macos-latest]
 
     name: Build wheels ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m build --sdist
 
       - name: Run cibuildwheel
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.23.2
         with:
           config-file: ".github/workflows/cibuildwheel_config.toml"
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload wheels
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: cibw-wheels-${{ matrix.os }}
+          name: cibw-wheels-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ strategy.job-index }}
           path: |
             ./wheelhouse/*.whl 
             ./wheelhouse/*.tar.gz 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test_linux.yml
index 035eb6e..0504655 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_linux.yml
@@ -8,32 +8,46 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Skip running if the commit message contains '[ci skip]'
     if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+    name: Build wheels - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            arch: x64
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            arch: aarch64
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: 'recursive'
-      
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       name: Install Python
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
+        python-version: '3.12'
 
     - name: install packages
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xorg-dev libglu1-mesa-dev xpra xserver-xorg-video-dummy freeglut3-dev
-    
+
     - name: install python packages
       run: python3 -m pip install numpy
 
     - name: configure
-      run: mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(python3 -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)") -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_EGL=ON ..
+      run: |
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(python3 -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)") -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_EGL=ON ..
 
     - name: build
       run: cd build && make
 
     - name: run test backend mock
       run: python3 test/polyscope_test.py -v
-    
+
     - name: run test backend EGL
       run: python3 test/polyscope_test.py -v backend=openGL3_egl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/test_macos.yml
index ac8c2c7..013055c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_macos.yml
@@ -8,17 +8,27 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    # Skip running if the commit message contains '[ci skip]'
     if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+    name: Build wheels - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: macos-13
+            arch: x64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            arch: arm64
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: 'recursive'
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       name: Install Python
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
+        python-version: '3.12'
 
     - name: install python packages
       run: python -m pip install numpy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/test_windows.yml
index 147166d..afbfa58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_windows.yml
@@ -8,17 +8,29 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    # Skip running if the commit message contains '[ci skip]'
     if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+    name: Build wheels - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            arch: x64
+          # Windows ARM is not available as of Mar 2025, but coming soon: https://github.com/github/roadmap/issues/1098
+
+
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: 'recursive'
     
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       name: Install Python
       with:
-        python-version: '3.7'
+        python-version: '3.12'
     
     - name: install python packages
       run: python -m pip install numpy