diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index fa4fdb73..90d86d5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: develop-matrix
-    # if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created'
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'  # && github.event.action == 'created'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e9b685e..e80d6960 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ## v1.13.0 (2023-12-20)
 
+* update `paramz` depdency to `>=0.9.6`
+
 * limit supported python versions to `">=3.9"` in accordance with numpy
 
 * Change from `nosetest` to `pytest`
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8415d2aa..c9b11c9f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError:
 install_requirements = [
     "numpy>=1.7",
     "six",
-    # "paramz @ git+https://github.com/connorfuhrman/paramz/tree/connorfuhrman/np_type_alias_dep.git",
-    "paramz @ git+https://github.com/MartinBubel/paramz.git@fix-numpy-types",
+    "paramz>=0.9.6",
     "cython>=0.29",
 ]
 # 'some-pkg @ git+ssh://git@github.com/someorgname/pkg-repo-name@v1.1#egg=some-pkg',