diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1847d192..6234971a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,23 +36,24 @@ jobs:
           - x64
         julia_version:
           - '1.10'
-          - '1.11'
+          - '1.13'
         t8code_version:
           - '4.0.0-26.10'
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             test_type: coverage
             arch: x64
-            julia_version: '1.11'
+            julia_version: '1.13'
             t8code_version: '4.0.0-26.10'
           - os: macos-latest
             test_type: smoke
             arch: default
-            julia_version: '1.11'
+            julia_version: '1.13'
             t8code_version: '4.0.0-26.10'
     env:
       # Necessary for HDF5 to play nice with Julia
-      LD_PRELOAD: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl.so.4
+       # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/expressions#example
+      LD_PRELOAD: ${{ matrix.julia_version == '1.10' && '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl.so.4' || '' }}
       # Necessary such that libtrixi will not use its own default for the depot path
       JULIA_DEPOT_PATH: ~/.julia
     steps:
diff --git a/LibTrixi.jl/src/api_jl.jl b/LibTrixi.jl/src/api_jl.jl
index 637ab34c..1c9c5d99 100644
--- a/LibTrixi.jl/src/api_jl.jl
+++ b/LibTrixi.jl/src/api_jl.jl
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ function trixi_initialize_simulation_jl(filename)
 
     # Initialize simulation state
     # Note: we need `invokelatest` here since the function is dynamically upon `include`
-    # Note: `invokelatest` is not exported until Julia v1.9, thus we call it through `Base`
-    simstate = Base.invokelatest(Main.init_simstate)
+    simstate = @invokelatest Main.init_simstate()
 
     if show_debug_output()
         println("Simulation state initialized")