diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 8f651a0f..84ad160f 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ dependencies:
   - openimageio
   - nodejs
   - z5py >= 2.0.10
-  - python == 3.7.9
+  - python=3.7
   - scikit-image
   - pytest
-  - zarr >= 2.8.3
+  # temporarily need zarr from v3-spec-part6 development branch
+  # - zarr >= 2.8.3
   - pip
   - pandas
   - tabulate
   - pip:
       - pyn5
       - git+https://github.com/grlee77/zarrita.git@codec_update
+      - git+https://github.com/grlee77/zarr-python.git@v3-store-part6
diff --git a/generate_data/generate_zarr.py b/generate_data/generate_zarr.py
index a0e0c4ca..15de4d39 100644
--- a/generate_data/generate_zarr.py
+++ b/generate_data/generate_zarr.py
@@ -16,19 +16,32 @@
 def generate_zarr_format(compressors=['gzip', 'blosc', 'zlib', None]):
 
     for nested, StoreClass, store_kwargs in [
+        # zarr version 2 flat storage cases
         (False, zarr.storage.DirectoryStore, {}),
         (False, zarr.storage.FSStore, {}),
+        # zarr version 2 nested storage cases
         (True, zarr.storage.NestedDirectoryStore, {}),
         (True, zarr.storage.FSStore,
          {'dimension_separator': '/', 'auto_mkdir': True}),
+        # zarr version 3 flat storage cases
+        (False, zarr.storage.DirectoryStoreV3, {'dimension_separator': '.'}),
+        (False, zarr.storage.FSStoreV3, {'dimension_separator': '.'}),
+        # zarr version 3 nested storage cases
+        (True, zarr.storage.DirectoryStoreV3, {}),
+        (True, zarr.storage.FSStoreV3, {}),
     ]:
 
         nested_str = '_nested' if nested else '_flat'
         path = f'data/zarr_{StoreClass.__name__}{nested_str}.zr'
+        zarr_version = StoreClass._store_version
+        if zarr_version == 3:
+            path = path.replace('.zr', '.zr3')
         store = StoreClass(path, **store_kwargs)
         im = astronaut()
 
-        f = zarr.open(store, mode='w')
+        if zarr_version == 2:
+            # can't open a group without an explicit `path` on v3
+            f = zarr.open(store, mode='w')
         for compressor in compressors:
             copts = COMPRESSION_OPTIONS.get(compressor, {})
             if compressor is None:
@@ -38,8 +51,14 @@ def generate_zarr_format(compressors=['gzip', 'blosc', 'zlib', None]):
             else:
                 name = compressor
             compressor_impl = STR_TO_COMPRESSOR[compressor](**copts) if compressor is not None else None
-            f.create_dataset(name, data=im, chunks=CHUNKS,
-                             compressor=compressor_impl)
+            if zarr_version == 2:
+                f.create_dataset(name, data=im, chunks=CHUNKS,
+                                 compressor=compressor_impl)
+            else:
+                # Note: dimension_separator will be inferred from store
+                x = zarr.array(im, store=store, path=name, shape=im.shape,
+                               chunks=CHUNKS, compressor=compressor_impl,
+                               overwrite=True)
 
 
 def generate_n5_format(compressors=['gzip', None]):
@@ -53,6 +72,8 @@ def generate_n5_format(compressors=['gzip', None]):
                          compressor=compressor_impl)
 
 
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     generate_zarr_format()
     generate_n5_format()
diff --git a/test/test_read_all.py b/test/test_read_all.py
index c8e77049..1ab64633 100644
--- a/test/test_read_all.py
+++ b/test/test_read_all.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     },
     "zarr": {
         "zarr": ["blosc", "gzip", "raw", "zlib"],
-        "zarr-v3": [],
+        "zarr-v3": ["blosc", "gzip", "raw", "zlib"],
         "N5": ["gzip", "raw"],
     },
     "zarrita": {
@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@ def read_with_zarr(fpath, ds_name, nested):
                 store = zarr.storage.FSStore(os.fspath(fpath))
             else:
                 store = zarr.storage.DirectoryStore(fpath)
+        return zarr.open(store)[ds_name][:]
+    elif str(fpath).endswith('.zr3'):
+        dimension_separator = '/' if nested else '.'
+        common_kwargs = dict()
+        if 'FSStore' in str(fpath):
+            store = zarr.storage.FSStoreV3(
+                os.fspath(fpath), mode='r', dimension_separator=dimension_separator
+            )
+        else:
+            store = zarr.storage.DirectoryStoreV3(
+                os.fspath(fpath), dimension_separator=dimension_separator
+            )
+        return zarr.open(store, path=ds_name)[:]
     else:
         store = os.fspath(fpath)
     return zarr.open(store)[ds_name][:]