diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 8ac6b8c..703d538 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
+    directory: ".github/workflows"
     schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3d441f3..3a08073 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.5.0
+    rev: v4.6.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-added-large-files
       - id: check-case-conflict
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ repos:
         exclude: ".*(data.*|extern.*|licenses.*|.*.fits)$"
 
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
-    rev: 23.11.0
+    rev: 24.8.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
 
   - repo: https://github.com/scientific-python/cookie
-    rev: 2023.11.17
+    rev: 2024.08.19
     hooks:
       - id: sp-repo-review
 
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.2.6
+    rev: v2.3.0
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
         args: ["--write-changes"]
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ repos:
           - tomli
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: "v0.1.7"
+    rev: "v0.6.3"
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
diff --git a/extension_helpers/tests/__init__.py b/extension_helpers/tests/__init__.py
index 62b53c8..02f3bfc 100644
--- a/extension_helpers/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/extension_helpers/tests/__init__.py
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ def run_cmd(cmd, args, path=None, raise_error=True):
 
     if raise_error and return_code != 0:
         raise RuntimeError(
-            "The command `{}` with args {!r} exited with code {}.\n"
-            "Stdout:\n\n{}\n\nStderr:\n\n{}".format(
-                cmd, list(args), return_code, streams[0], streams[1]
-            )
+            f"The command `{cmd}` with args {list(args)!r} exited with code {return_code}.\n"
+            f"Stdout:\n\n{streams[0]}\n\nStderr:\n\n{streams[1]}"
         )
 
     return streams + (return_code,)
diff --git a/extension_helpers/tests/py311_backports.py b/extension_helpers/tests/py311_backports.py
index c235b81..3632947 100644
--- a/extension_helpers/tests/py311_backports.py
+++ b/extension_helpers/tests/py311_backports.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
 Agreement.
 """
+
 import os
 from contextlib import AbstractContextManager