diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 59e21977..491aa9c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        tox-env: [quality, django32, django40]
+        tox-env: [quality, django32, django42]
         python-version: [3.8]
         db-version: ['mysql57', 'mysql80']
+        # excluding mysql5.7 with Django 4.2 since Django 4.2 has 
+        # dropped support for MySQL<8
+        exclude:
+          - tox-env: 'django42'
+            db-version: 'mysql57'
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/submission_queue/urls.py b/submission_queue/urls.py
index dcf29ee6..d7443826 100644
--- a/submission_queue/urls.py
+++ b/submission_queue/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.urls import re_path
+from django.urls import path
 
 from submission_queue.ext_interface import (get_queuelen, get_submission,
                                             put_result)
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@
 # General
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 urlpatterns = [
-    re_path(r'^login/$', log_in),
-    re_path(r'^logout/$', log_out),
-    re_path(r'^status/$', status),
+    path('login/', log_in),
+    path('logout/', log_out),
+    path('status/', status),
 ]
 
 # LMS-facing interface for queue requests
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 urlpatterns += [
-    re_path(r'^submit/$', submit),
+    path('submit/', submit),
 ]
 
 # External pulling interface
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 urlpatterns += [
-    re_path(r'^get_queuelen/$', get_queuelen),
-    re_path(r'^get_submission/$', get_submission),
-    re_path(r'^put_result/$', put_result),
+    path('get_queuelen/', get_queuelen),
+    path('get_submission/', get_submission),
+    path('put_result/', put_result),
 ]
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6cce29d8..7ad98a2a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py38-django{32,40},quality
+envlist = py38-django{32, 42},quality
 skipsdist = True
 
 [pycodestyle]
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ norecursedirs = .* jenkins load_tests log reports script test_framework xqueue
 [testenv]
 deps = 
     django32: Django>=3.2,<4.0
-    django40: Django>=4.0,<4.1
+    django42: Django>=4.2,<4.3
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements/test.txt
 passenv = 
     DB_HOST
diff --git a/xqueue/urls.py b/xqueue/urls.py
index 6f8cf5a4..b15c0145 100644
--- a/xqueue/urls.py
+++ b/xqueue/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from django.urls import include, re_path
+from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import include
 
 urlpatterns = [
-   re_path(r'^xqueue/', include('submission_queue.urls')),
+   path('xqueue/', include('submission_queue.urls')),
 ]