diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index b071e7e4e3..531ca5d149 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           - { python-version: "3.10", tox-env: py310,         max-attempts: 3 }
           - { python-version: "3.10", tox-env: py310-no-ext,  max-attempts: 3 }
           - { python-version: "3.11", tox-env: py311,         max-attempts: 3 }
+          - { python-version: "3.12", tox-env: py312,         max-attempts: 3 }
           - { python-version: "3.11", tox-env: py311-no-ext,  max-attempts: 3 }
           - { python-version: "3.8",  tox-env: py38-no-ext,   platform: windows-latest, ignore-errors: true }
           - { python-version: "3.9",  tox-env: py39-no-ext,   platform: windows-latest, ignore-errors: true }
diff --git a/sanic/__version__.py b/sanic/__version__.py
index 1cea76e950..5e62ad8939 100644
--- a/sanic/__version__.py
+++ b/sanic/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "23.12.0"
+__version__ = "23.12.1"
diff --git a/sanic/compat.py b/sanic/compat.py
index 62a5df9536..d7695a3136 100644
--- a/sanic/compat.py
+++ b/sanic/compat.py
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ def __getattr__(self, key: str) -> str:
         if key.startswith("_"):
             return self.__getattribute__(key)
         key = key.rstrip("_").replace("_", "-")
-        return ",".join(self.getall(key, default=[]))
+        return ",".join(self.getall(key, []))
 
     def get_all(self, key: str):
         """Convenience method mapped to ``getall()``."""
-        return self.getall(key, default=[])
+        return self.getall(key, [])
 
 
 use_trio = sys.argv[0].endswith("hypercorn") and "trio" in sys.argv
diff --git a/tests/test_websockets.py b/tests/test_websockets.py
index dd8413b981..5809cfc0bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_websockets.py
+++ b/tests/test_websockets.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from websockets.frames import CTRL_OPCODES, DATA_OPCODES, Frame
+from websockets.frames import CTRL_OPCODES, DATA_OPCODES, Frame, OP_TEXT
 
 from sanic.exceptions import ServerError
 from sanic.server.websockets.frame import WebsocketFrameAssembler
@@ -210,17 +210,14 @@ async def test_ws_frame_put_message_complete(opcode):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("opcode", DATA_OPCODES)
 async def test_ws_frame_put_message_into_queue(opcode):
+    foo = 'foo' if (opcode == OP_TEXT) else b"foo"
     assembler = WebsocketFrameAssembler(Mock())
     assembler.chunks_queue = AsyncMock(spec=Queue)
     assembler.message_fetched = AsyncMock()
     assembler.message_fetched.is_set = Mock(return_value=False)
-
     await assembler.put(Frame(opcode, b"foo"))
 
-    assembler.chunks_queue.put.has_calls(
-        call(b"foo"),
-        call(None),
-    )
+    assert assembler.chunks_queue.put.call_args_list == [call(foo), call(None)]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 43ba40dd7e..487b4aeef8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py38, py39, py310, py311, pyNightly, pypy310, {py38,py39,py310,py311,pyNightly,pypy310}-no-ext, lint, check, security, docs, type-checking
+envlist = py38, py39, py310, py311, py312, pyNightly, pypy310, {py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pyNightly,pypy310}-no-ext, lint, check, security, docs, type-checking
 
 [testenv]
 usedevelop = true
 setenv =
-    {py38,py39,py310,py311,pyNightly}-no-ext: SANIC_NO_UJSON=1
-    {py38,py39,py310,py311,pyNightly}-no-ext: SANIC_NO_UVLOOP=1
+    {py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pyNightly}-no-ext: SANIC_NO_UJSON=1
+    {py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pyNightly}-no-ext: SANIC_NO_UVLOOP=1
 extras = test, http3
 deps =
     httpx>=0.23
+    setuptools
 allowlist_externals =
     pytest
     coverage