diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/ai/routing.py b/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/ai/routing.py
index 18a1fc7..44b79af 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/ai/routing.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/ai/routing.py
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ def copy_dag_metadata(dag, target_dag):
         DAGCircuit: An empty copy of self.
     """
     target_dag.name = dag.name
-    target_dag._global_phase = dag._global_phase
+    target_dag.global_phase = dag.global_phase
     target_dag.duration = dag.duration
     target_dag.unit = dag.unit
     target_dag.metadata = dag.metadata
-    target_dag._key_cache = dag._key_cache
+    # target_dag._key_cache = dag._key_cache
 
     return target_dag
diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/utils.py b/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/utils.py
index 39ac4da..46d8e86 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/utils.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/utils.py
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@
 }
 
 
+def _get_qpy_version(qiskit_version: str):
+    service_qpy_version = QPY_QISKIT_VERSION_MAPPING.get(
+        qiskit_version, common.QPY_VERSION
+    )
+    # Return lower version between local qiskit and service to keep compatibility
+    return min(common.QPY_VERSION, service_qpy_version)
+
+
 def get_metrics(qc: QuantumCircuit) -> Dict[str, int]:
     """Returns a dict with metrics from a QuantumCircuit"""
     qcd = qc.decompose(reps=3)
@@ -238,7 +246,7 @@ def get_qpy_from_circuit(
         qpy.dump(
             input_circ,
             output_b,
-            version=QPY_QISKIT_VERSION_MAPPING.get(qiskit_version, common.QPY_VERSION),
+            version=_get_qpy_version(qiskit_version),
         )
         qpy_string = base64.b64encode(output_b.getvalue()).decode("utf-8")
     else:
diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/wrappers/base.py b/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/wrappers/base.py
index aae401f..dca8d00 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/wrappers/base.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_transpiler/wrappers/base.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def __init__(
         url_env_param = f"{path_param.upper()}_" if path_param else ""
         url_env_var = f"QISKIT_IBM_TRANSPILER_{url_env_param}URL"
 
+        self.base_url = base_url
         self.url = os.environ.get(url_env_var, url_with_path).rstrip("/")
 
         token = token if token else _get_token_from_system()
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ def __init__(
         }
 
     def get_versions(self):
-        url = f"{self.url}/version"
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/version"
         resp = requests.get(
             url,
             headers=self.headers,
diff --git a/release-notes/unreleased/144.upgrade.rst b/release-notes/unreleased/144.upgrade.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28ebdc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/unreleased/144.upgrade.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update Qiskit to v1.3.0.
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index c46d74e..a2f1eaa 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-qiskit==1.2.4
+qiskit~=1.3
 backoff~=2.0
 qiskit_ibm_runtime>=0.23.0
 qiskit-qasm3-import~=0.4
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ sphinx==7.2.6; python_version >= '3.9'
 qiskit-sphinx-theme==1.16.1
 sphinxcontrib-katex==0.9.9
 networkx==2.8.5
-qiskit_ibm_ai_local_transpiler==0.1.3
\ No newline at end of file
+qiskit_ibm_ai_local_transpiler~=0.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0748ccd..2f09907 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # putting multiple requirements on the same line will prevent qiskit-bot
 # from correctly updating the versions for the qiskit packages.
 requirements = [
-    "qiskit==1.2.4",
+    "qiskit~=1.3",
     "backoff~=2.0",
     "qiskit-qasm3-import~=0.4",
     "requests~=2.0",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     install_requires=requirements,
     extras_require={
         "ai-local-mode": [
-            "qiskit_ibm_ai_local_transpiler==0.1.3",
+            "qiskit_ibm_ai_local_transpiler~=0.2",
             "qiskit-ibm-runtime>=0.23.0",
         ],
     },