diff --git a/docs/change_history.rst b/docs/change_history.rst
index 15dc44a5..f773a8b5 100644
--- a/docs/change_history.rst
+++ b/docs/change_history.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 Change History
 ##############
 
+.. _v1.3.7:
+
+V1.3.7 17-08-2023
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- Updated documentation theme to allow dark mode
+- Removed python 3.6 and 3.8 from testing and added 3.9 and 3.10
+- Unfixed numpy version
+- Removed testing with conda on github action because it only added complexity
+- Added 3 seconds timeout to request to github to validate version and check if running version is latest
+- Added correct exception handler in case the http request timed out.
+
+
 .. _v1.3.6:
 
 V1.3.6 25-03-2022
diff --git a/goodman_pipeline/core/check_version.py b/goodman_pipeline/core/check_version.py
index 918f947c..275ec870 100644
--- a/goodman_pipeline/core/check_version.py
+++ b/goodman_pipeline/core/check_version.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def get_last(github_api_token='GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN'):
     except KeyError:
         headers = {}
 
-    response = requests.get(API_URL, headers=headers)
+    response = requests.get(API_URL, headers=headers, timeout=3)
 
     if response.status_code != 200:  # pragma: no cover
         raise ConnectionRefusedError('Number of tests reached maximum for now.')
diff --git a/goodman_pipeline/core/core.py b/goodman_pipeline/core/core.py
index 8abd6cbe..61c8ae35 100644
--- a/goodman_pipeline/core/core.py
+++ b/goodman_pipeline/core/core.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import sys
 import time
 
+import requests
 from astropy.utils import iers
 iers.Conf.iers_auto_url.set('ftp://cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/products/iers/finals2000A.all')
 from astroplan import Observer
@@ -2958,7 +2959,11 @@ def setup_logging(debug=False, generic=False):  # pragma: no cover
                 log.info("Latest Release: {:s}".format(latest_release))
         except ConnectionRefusedError:
             log.error('Unauthorized GitHub API Access reached maximum')
-            log.info("Current Version: {:s}".format(__version__))
+            log.info(f"Current Version: {__version__}")
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            log.warning("Unable to validate latest version. "
+                        "The connection timed out or was not possible to establish")
+            log.info(f"Current Version: {__version__}")
 
 
 def trace(ccd,
diff --git a/goodman_pipeline/core/tests/test_check_version.py b/goodman_pipeline/core/tests/test_check_version.py
index 5bfbbd51..c3e32971 100644
--- a/goodman_pipeline/core/tests/test_check_version.py
+++ b/goodman_pipeline/core/tests/test_check_version.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import os
 import unittest
 
+import requests
+
 from goodman_pipeline.core import check_version
 
 __version__ = __import__('goodman_pipeline').__version__
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ def test_get_last(self):
             # self.assertEqual(v, __version__)
         except ConnectionRefusedError:  # pragma: no cover
             pass
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:  # pragma: no cover
+            pass
 
     def test_get_last_no_token(self):
         try:
@@ -26,14 +30,19 @@ def test_get_last_no_token(self):
             # self.assertEqual(v, __version__)
         except ConnectionRefusedError:  # pragma: no cover
             pass
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:  # pragma: no cover
+            pass
         except KeyError:  # pragma: no cover
             pass
 
     def test_get_last_token(self):
         os.environ['FAKETOKEN'] = 'ThisIsNotARealToken'
-        self.assertRaises(ConnectionRefusedError,
-                          check_version.get_last,
-                          'FAKETOKEN')
+        try:
+            self.assertRaises(ConnectionRefusedError,
+                              check_version.get_last,
+                              'FAKETOKEN')
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            pass
 
 
     def test_am_i_updated(self):
@@ -42,3 +51,5 @@ def test_am_i_updated(self):
             self.assertFalse(check_version.am_i_updated('v0.0.0'))
         except ConnectionRefusedError:  # pragma: no cover
             pass
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:  # pragma: no cover
+            pass
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9a483293..ad69c0f6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ install_requires =
     ccdproc
     astroplan
 # version should be PEP440 compatible (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440)
-version = 1.3.6
+version = 1.3.7