diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 0c28801..5bec85d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 recursive-include WiringPi *.h
-include README.md
+include README.rst
 include LICENSE.txt
 include bindings.i
 include constants.py
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 08c1d7b..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-all: bindings
-	python setup.py build
-
-bindings:
-	swig3.0 -python -threads wiringpi.i
-
-clean:
-	rm -rf build/
-	rm -rf dist/
-
-install:
-	sudo python setup.py install
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9431a92..0000000
--- a/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-### Note
-
-This is an unofficial port of Gordon's WiringPi library. Please do not email Gordon if you have issues, he will not be able to help.
-
-For support, comments, questions, etc please join the WiringPi Discord channel: https://discord.gg/SM4WUVG
-
-# WiringPi for Python
-
-WiringPi: An implementation of most of the Arduino Wiring functions for the Raspberry Pi.
-
-WiringPi implements new functions for managing IO expanders.
-
-# Quick Install
-
-`pip install wiringpi`
-
-# Usage
-
-```python
-import wiringpi
-
-# One of the following MUST be called before using IO functions:
-wiringpi.wiringPiSetup()      # For sequential pin numbering
-# OR
-wiringpi.wiringPiSetupSys()   # For /sys/class/gpio with GPIO pin numbering
-# OR
-wiringpi.wiringPiSetupGpio()  # For GPIO pin numbering
-```
-
-**General IO:**
-
-```python
-wiringpi.pinMode(6, 1)       # Set pin 6 to 1 ( OUTPUT )
-wiringpi.digitalWrite(6, 1)  # Write 1 ( HIGH ) to pin 6
-wiringpi.digitalRead(6)      # Read pin 6
-```
-
-**Setting up a peripheral:**
-
-WiringPi supports expanding your range of available "pins" by setting up a port expander. The implementation details of
-your port expander will be handled transparently, and you can write to the additional pins (starting from PIN_OFFSET >= 64)
-as if they were normal pins on the Pi.
-
-```python
-wiringpi.mcp23017Setup(PIN_OFFSET, I2C_ADDR)
-```
-
-This example was tested on a quick2wire board with one digital IO expansion board connected via I2C:
-
-```python
-wiringpi.mcp23017Setup(65, 0x20)
-wiringpi.pinMode(65, 1)
-wiringpi.digitalWrite(65, 1)
-```
-
-**Soft Tone:**
-
-Hook a speaker up to your Pi and generate music with softTone. Also useful for generating frequencies for other uses such as modulating A/C.
-
-```python
-wiringpi.softToneCreate(PIN)
-wiringpi.softToneWrite(PIN, FREQUENCY)
-```
-
-**Bit shifting:**
-
-```python
-wiringpi.shiftOut(1, 2, 0, 123)  # Shift out 123 (b1110110, byte 0-255) to data pin 1, clock pin 2
-```
-
-**Serial:**
-
-```python
-serial = wiringpi.serialOpen('/dev/ttyAMA0', 9600)  # Requires device/baud and returns an ID
-wiringpi.serialPuts(serial, "hello")
-wiringpi.serialClose(serial)  # Pass in ID
-```
-
-**SPI:**
-
-The `wiringPiSPIDataRW()` function needs to be passed a `bytes` object in Python 3.  In Python 2, it takes a string.  The following should work in either Python 2 or 3:
-```python
-wiringpi.wiringPiSPISetup(channel, speed)
-buf = bytes([your data here])
-retlen, retdata = wiringpi.wiringPiSPIDataRW(0, buf)
-```
-Now, `retlen` will contain the number of bytes received/read by the call.  `retdata` will contain the data itself, and in Python 3, `buf` will have been modified to contain it as well (that won't happen in Python 2, because then `buf` is a string, and strings are immutable).
-
-**Full details of the API at:**
-http://www.wiringpi.com
-
-# Manual Build
-
-## Get/setup repo
-
-```bash
-git clone --recursive https://github.com/WiringPi/WiringPi-Python.git
-cd WiringPi-Python
-```
-Don't forget the `--recursive`; it is required to also pull in the WiringPi C code from its own repository.
-
-## Prerequisites
-
-To rebuild the bindings you **must** first have installed `swig`, `python-dev`, and `python-setuptools` (or their `python3-` equivalents).
-WiringPi should also be installed system-wide for access to the `gpio` tool.
-```bash
-sudo apt-get install python-dev python-setuptools swig wiringpi
-```
-
-## Build & install with
-
-`sudo python setup.py install`
-
-Or Python 3:
-
-`sudo python3 setup.py install`
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..855e84a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+:Warning: WiringPi was deprecated by its author in August 2019. As of 31st October 2023 nobody has shown an interest in properly maintaining it. Between this, and changes to GPIO in Rasberry Pi OS Bookworm and on the Raspberry Pi 5, this project is going nowhere. It has been archived to more clearly indicate this status.
+
+Note
+~~~~
+
+This is an unofficial port of Gordon's WiringPi library. Please do not
+email Gordon if you have issues, he will not be able to help.
+
+For support, comments, questions, etc please join the WiringPi Discord
+channel: https://discord.gg/SM4WUVG
+
+WiringPi for Python
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+WiringPi: An implementation of most of the Arduino Wiring functions for
+the Raspberry Pi.
+
+WiringPi implements new functions for managing IO expanders.
+
+**Alternative**
+
+* `GPIO Zero <https://github.com/gpiozero/gpiozero>`_ is another Python library for controlling GPIO.  It is installed by default in Raspberry Pi OS and is used in the `Raspberry Pi GPIO documentation <https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/gpio/python/>`_.
+
+Quick Install
+=============
+
+.. image:: https://badge.fury.io/py/wiringpi.svg
+   :alt: PyPI version badge
+   :target: https://pypi.org/project/wiringpi/
+
+The library is packaged on PyPI and can be installed with pip:
+
+``pip install wiringpi``
+
+Usage
+=====
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    import wiringpi
+
+    # One of the following MUST be called before using IO functions:
+    wiringpi.wiringPiSetup()      # For sequential pin numbering
+    # OR
+    wiringpi.wiringPiSetupSys()   # For /sys/class/gpio with GPIO pin numbering
+    # OR
+    wiringpi.wiringPiSetupGpio()  # For GPIO pin numbering
+
+**General IO:**
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    wiringpi.pinMode(6, 1)       # Set pin 6 to 1 ( OUTPUT )
+    wiringpi.digitalWrite(6, 1)  # Write 1 ( HIGH ) to pin 6
+    wiringpi.digitalRead(6)      # Read pin 6
+
+**Setting up a peripheral:**
+
+WiringPi supports expanding your range of available "pins" by setting up
+a port expander. The implementation details of your port expander will
+be handled transparently, and you can write to the additional pins
+(starting from PIN\_OFFSET >= 64) as if they were normal pins on the Pi.
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    wiringpi.mcp23017Setup(PIN_OFFSET, I2C_ADDR)
+
+This example was tested on a quick2wire board with one digital IO
+expansion board connected via I2C:
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    wiringpi.mcp23017Setup(65, 0x20)
+    wiringpi.pinMode(65, 1)
+    wiringpi.digitalWrite(65, 1)
+
+**Soft Tone:**
+
+Hook a speaker up to your Pi and generate music with softTone. Also
+useful for generating frequencies for other uses such as modulating A/C.
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    wiringpi.softToneCreate(PIN)
+    wiringpi.softToneWrite(PIN, FREQUENCY)
+
+**Bit shifting:**
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    wiringpi.shiftOut(1, 2, 0, 123)  # Shift out 123 (b1110110, byte 0-255) to data pin 1, clock pin 2
+
+**Serial:**
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    serial = wiringpi.serialOpen('/dev/ttyAMA0', 9600)  # Requires device/baud and returns an ID
+    wiringpi.serialPuts(serial, "hello")
+    wiringpi.serialClose(serial)  # Pass in ID
+
+**SPI:**
+
+The ``wiringPiSPIDataRW()`` function needs to be passed a ``bytes``
+object in Python 3. In Python 2, it takes a string. The following should
+work in either Python 2 or 3:
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    wiringpi.wiringPiSPISetup(channel, speed)
+    buf = bytes([your data here])
+    retlen, retdata = wiringpi.wiringPiSPIDataRW(0, buf)
+
+Now, ``retlen`` will contain the number of bytes received/read by the
+call. ``retdata`` will contain the data itself, and in Python 3, ``buf``
+will have been modified to contain it as well (that won't happen in
+Python 2, because then ``buf`` is a string, and strings are immutable).
+
+**Full details of the API at:** http://www.wiringpi.com
+
+Manual Build
+============
+
+Get/setup repo
+--------------
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    git clone --recursive https://github.com/WiringPi/WiringPi-Python.git
+    cd WiringPi-Python
+
+Don't forget the ``--recursive``; it is required to also pull in the
+WiringPi C code from its own repository.
+
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+To rebuild the bindings you **must** first have installed ``swig``,
+``python-dev``, and ``python-setuptools`` (or their ``python3-``
+equivalents). WiringPi should also be installed system-wide for access
+to the ``gpio`` tool.
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    sudo apt-get install python-dev python-setuptools swig wiringpi
+
+Build & install with
+--------------------
+
+``sudo python setup.py install``
+
+Or Python 3:
+
+``sudo python3 setup.py install``
+
diff --git a/WiringPi b/WiringPi
index c947643..e9821ab 160000
--- a/WiringPi
+++ b/WiringPi
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c9476436016c995d3327e4765a73de7848d4af56
+Subproject commit e9821abdb4b4fe46a2ea9243471d339435fa7bde
diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index 75ce015..f501698 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -38,4 +38,10 @@
 INT_EDGE_FALLING = 1;
 INT_EDGE_RISING = 2;
 INT_EDGE_BOTH = 3;
+
+# Shifting (from wiringShift.h)
+
+LSBFIRST = 0;
+MSBFIRST = 1;
+
 %}
diff --git a/examples/softtone.py b/examples/softtone.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a90ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/softtone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Test of the softTone module in wiringPi
+# Plays a scale out on pin 3 - connect pizeo disc to pin 3 & 0v
+import wiringpi
+
+PIN = 3
+
+SCALE = [262, 294, 330, 349, 392, 440, 494, 525]
+
+wiringpi.wiringPiSetup()
+wiringpi.softToneCreate(PIN)
+
+while True:
+    for idx in range(8):
+        print(idx)
+        wiringpi.softToneWrite(PIN, SCALE[idx])
+        wiringpi.delay(500)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c68c02d..360d7aa 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ author = Philip Howard
 author_email = phil@gadgetoid.com
 url = https://github.com/WiringPi/WiringPi-Python/
 description = A python interface to WiringPi 2.0 library which allows for easily interfacing with the GPIO pins of the Raspberry Pi. Also supports i2c and SPI.
-long_description = file:README.md
+long_description = file:README.rst
 license = LGPL
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e7919dd..4d2e3f1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ def run(self):
     '_wiringpi',
     include_dirs=['WiringPi/wiringPi','WiringPi/devLib'],
     sources=sources,
+    swig_opts=['-threads'],
     extra_link_args=['-lcrypt', '-lrt']
 )
 
 setup(
     name = 'wiringpi',
-    version = '2.44.4',
+    version = '2.60.1',
     ext_modules = [ _wiringpi ],
     py_modules = ["wiringpi"],
     install_requires=[],
diff --git a/wiringpi.i b/wiringpi.i
index e34fe3a..fc62075 100644
--- a/wiringpi.i
+++ b/wiringpi.i
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
 };
 
 // Grab a Python function object as a Python object.
-%typemap(in) PyObject *pyfunc {
-  if (!PyCallable_Check($1)) {
+%typemap(in) PyObject *PyFunc {
+  if (!PyCallable_Check($input)) {
       PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Need a callable object!");
       return NULL;
   }
-  $1 = $2;
+  $1 = $input;
 }
 
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