diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 44a38cf..ce81b01 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ We welcome contributions from external contributors. This document describes the
 
 As a small team, we must prioritize Pull Requests (PRs) that require minimal review. To maintain high project standards:
 
-* **Human Validation:** While AI-assisted contributions are not strictly discouraged, they **must** undergo significant manual, human validation and verification. 
+* **Human Validation:** While AI-assisted contributions are not strictly discouraged, they **must** undergo significant manual, human validation and verification.
 * **Submission State:** All PRs must be submitted in a "ready-to-merge" state. We reserve the right to close any PR without review if it does not meet these quality standards.
 * **Verification:** If you have pending PRs, please audit them manually and leave a comment on the PR once you have personally verified the changes. We will defer reviewing these submissions until this confirmation is provided.
 * **Final Authority:** All final decisions regarding the acceptance of contributions remain at the sole discretion of the maintainers.
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ca7ede4..df22d13 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ repos:
   - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
   - id: check-json
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
-  rev: 26.1.0
+  rev: 26.3.1
   hooks:
   - id: black
     files: ^openadmet_toolkit
 - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
-  rev: 8.0.0
+  rev: 8.0.1
   hooks:
   - id: isort
     files: ^openadmet_toolkit