diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2721929..3d9e72d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ repos:
 
   # Check for spelling
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.3.0
+    rev: v2.4.0
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
         args: ["-L", "tre"]
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ repos:
 
   # Ruff, the Python auto-correcting linter/formatter written in Rust
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.8.1
+    rev: v0.9.3
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ repos:
 
   # Check types with mypy
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.13.0
+    rev: v1.14.1
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
         args: ["--ignore-missing-imports", "--follow-imports", "skip", "--check-untyped-defs"]
diff --git a/acro/acro_tables.py b/acro/acro_tables.py
index 693cbf3..09cc149 100644
--- a/acro/acro_tables.py
+++ b/acro/acro_tables.py
@@ -964,13 +964,9 @@ def get_aggfunc(aggfunc: str | None) -> str | Callable | None:
     func = None
     if aggfunc is not None:
         if not isinstance(aggfunc, str):  # pragma: no cover
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"aggfunc {aggfunc} must be:" f"{', '.join(AGGFUNC.keys())}"
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"aggfunc {aggfunc} must be:{', '.join(AGGFUNC.keys())}")
         if aggfunc not in AGGFUNC:  # pragma: no cover
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"aggfunc {aggfunc} must be: " f"{', '.join(AGGFUNC.keys())}"
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"aggfunc {aggfunc} must be: {', '.join(AGGFUNC.keys())}")
         func = AGGFUNC[aggfunc]
     logger.debug("aggfunc: %s", func)
     return func
@@ -1312,7 +1308,7 @@ def get_queries(masks, aggfunc) -> list[str]:
                                 (
                                     f"({index_level_names} == {row_label})"
                                     if isinstance(row_label, (int, float))
-                                    else (f"({index_level_names}" f'== "{row_label}")')
+                                    else (f'({index_level_names}== "{row_label}")')
                                 )
                             ]
                         )
@@ -1333,7 +1329,7 @@ def get_queries(masks, aggfunc) -> list[str]:
                                 (
                                     f"({column_level_names} == {col_label})"
                                     if isinstance(col_label, (int, float))
-                                    else (f"({column_level_names}" f'== "{col_label}")')
+                                    else (f'({column_level_names}== "{col_label}")')
                                 )
                             ]
                         )
diff --git a/notebooks/test-nursery.py b/notebooks/test-nursery.py
index 2bb18fd..82989ea 100644
--- a/notebooks/test-nursery.py
+++ b/notebooks/test-nursery.py
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@
 # Mean() in this case
 # Then how Max and Min are not allowed by the code
 
-print(
-    "\nIllustration of crosstab using an aggregation function " "- mean in this case."
-)
+print("\nIllustration of crosstab using an aggregation function - mean in this case.")
 safe_table = acro.crosstab(df.recommend, df.parents, values=df.children, aggfunc="mean")
 print("\nand this is the researchers output")
 print(safe_table)
diff --git a/test/test_initial.py b/test/test_initial.py
index c501eef..b310167 100644
--- a/test/test_initial.py
+++ b/test/test_initial.py
@@ -620,9 +620,9 @@ def test_surv_func(acro):
     _ = acro.surv_func(data.futime, data.death, output="table")
     output = acro.results.get_index(0)
     correct_summary: str = "fail; threshold: 3864 cells suppressed; "
-    assert (
-        output.summary == correct_summary
-    ), f"\n{output.summary}\n should be \n{correct_summary}\n"
+    assert output.summary == correct_summary, (
+        f"\n{output.summary}\n should be \n{correct_summary}\n"
+    )
 
     filename = os.path.normpath("acro_artifacts/kaplan-meier_0.png")
     _ = acro.surv_func(data.futime, data.death, output="plot")
@@ -876,9 +876,9 @@ def test_crosstab_multiple_aggregate_function(data, acro):
         " p-ratio: 4 cells may need suppressing; "
         "nk-rule: 2 cells may need suppressing; "
     )
-    assert (
-        output.summary == correct_summary
-    ), f"\n{output.summary}\n should be \n{correct_summary}\n"
+    assert output.summary == correct_summary, (
+        f"\n{output.summary}\n should be \n{correct_summary}\n"
+    )
     print(f"{output.output[0]['mean']['R/G'].sum()}")
     correctval = 97383496.0
     errmsg = f"{output.output[0]['mean']['R/G'].sum()} should be {correctval}"
diff --git a/test/test_stata17_interface.py b/test/test_stata17_interface.py
index 729b196..2c0c848 100644
--- a/test/test_stata17_interface.py
+++ b/test/test_stata17_interface.py
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ def test_stata_acro_init():
         options="",
         stata_version="17",
     )
-    assert (
-        ret == "acro analysis session created\n"
-    ), f"wrong string for acro init: {ret}\n"
+    assert ret == "acro analysis session created\n", (
+        f"wrong string for acro init: {ret}\n"
+    )
     errmsg = f"wrong type for stata_acro:{type(stata_config.stata_acro)}"
     assert isinstance(stata_config.stata_acro, ACRO), errmsg
 
@@ -808,9 +808,9 @@ def test_table_stata17_2(data):
         options="nototals",
         stata_version="17",
     )
-    assert (
-        ret.split() == ret_1.split() == correct.split()
-    ), f"got\n{ret}\n expected\n{correct}"
+    assert ret.split() == ret_1.split() == correct.split(), (
+        f"got\n{ret}\n expected\n{correct}"
+    )
 
 
 def test_table_stata17_3(data):
diff --git a/test/test_stata_interface.py b/test/test_stata_interface.py
index 2cb80d4..da4a91e 100644
--- a/test/test_stata_interface.py
+++ b/test/test_stata_interface.py
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ def test_stata_acro_init():
         options="",
         stata_version="16",
     )
-    assert (
-        ret == "acro analysis session created\n"
-    ), f"wrong string for acro init: {ret}\n"
+    assert ret == "acro analysis session created\n", (
+        f"wrong string for acro init: {ret}\n"
+    )
     errmsg = f"wrong type for stata_acro:{type(stata_config.stata_acro)}"
     assert isinstance(stata_config.stata_acro, ACRO), errmsg