diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index d9b0b18..4d102bd 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 extend-ignore =
     E501
     E203
-max-line-length = 88
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index b0efbd2..20e7924 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: "python tests and coverage"
 # Uses:
-# https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-# https://github.com/actions/checkout
-# https://github.com/actions/download-artifact
-# https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
+# https://github.com/actions/setup-python : 0b93645e9fea7318ecaed2b359559ac225c90a2b
+# https://github.com/actions/checkout : 11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
+# https://github.com/actions/download-artifact : fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16
+# https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact : 6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Repo checkout"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683"
 
       - name: "Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
-        uses: "actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c"
+        uses: "actions/setup-python@0b93645e9fea7318ecaed2b359559ac225c90a2b"
         with:
           python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
           allow-prereleases: true
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ jobs:
           nox --session tests_with_coverage-${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: "Save coverage artifact"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@5d5d22a31266ced268874388b861e4b58bb5c2f3"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b"
         with:
           name: "coverage-artifact-${{ matrix.os}}-${{ matrix.python-version}}"
           path: ".coverage.*"
           retention-days: 1
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
   coverage-compile:
     name: "coverage compile"
@@ -62,10 +63,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
       - name: "Repo checkout"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683"
 
       - name: "Set up Python"
-        uses: "actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c"
+        uses: "actions/setup-python@0b93645e9fea7318ecaed2b359559ac225c90a2b"
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip nox
 
       - name: "Download coverage artifacts"
-        uses: "actions/download-artifact@c850b930e6ba138125429b7e5c93fc707a7f8427"
+        uses: "actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16"
         with:
           pattern: "coverage-artifact-*"
           merge-multiple: true
@@ -91,10 +92,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
       - name: "Repo checkout"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683"
 
       - name: "Set up Python"
-        uses: "actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c"
+        uses: "actions/setup-python@0b93645e9fea7318ecaed2b359559ac225c90a2b"
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b8a3336..1be4fc5 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ci:
 repos:
   # Batch of helpful formatters and patterns
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: "v4.6.0"
+    rev: "v5.0.0"
     hooks:
       - id: check-json
       - id: check-toml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ repos:
       - id: trailing-whitespace
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: check-docstring-first
-      - id: debug-statements
-      - id: mixed-line-ending
 
   # Adds a standard feel to import segments
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ repos:
 
   # Format code. No, I don't like everything black does either.
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
-    rev: 24.4.2
+    rev: 24.10.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
 
@@ -45,6 +43,6 @@ repos:
 
   # Type enforcement for Python
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.11.1
+    rev: v1.14.0
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index a64f157..f9088a7 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -107,13 +107,12 @@ def install(session: nox.Session) -> None:
         activate_command = f"source {venv_path}/activate"
 
     if not os.path.exists(VENV_PATH):
-        session.run(py_command, "-m", "venv", VENV_PATH)
-        session.run(f"{venv_path}/python", "-m", "pip", "install", "--upgrade", "pip")
+        session.run(py_command, "-m", "venv", VENV_PATH, "--upgrade-deps")
 
     session.run(f"{venv_path}/python", "-m", "pip", "install", "-e", ".[dev,test]")
     session.run(f"{venv_path}/pre-commit", "install")
 
-    if not os.environ.get("VIRTUAL_ENV"):
+    if not venv_path:
         session.log(f"\n\nRun '{activate_command}' to enter the virtual environment.\n")
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 284d9dc..2fd37ca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ homepage = "https://github.com/[ORG NAME]/[REPO NAME]"
 # [project.scripts]
 # python-src-example = "module_name.sample:main"
 
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 100
+target-version = ['py39']
+
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 "module_name" = ["py.typed"]
 
diff --git a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
index a764745..c109579 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 # Development Requirements - linting, formatting, etc.
 
 pre-commit
-black
 mypy
-flake8
-flake8-builtins
-flake8-pep585
-pep8-naming