diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 68505d6..1658c16 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index fbf4d7e..77cea31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -2,37 +2,24 @@ name: Lint
 
 "on":
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
-  actionlint:
+  pre-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # https://github.com/actions/checkout
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint
-      - name: run actionlint
-        uses: docker://rhysd/actionlint:latest
-        with:
-          args: -color
-
-  pre-commit:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    # https://github.com/actions/checkout
-    - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    # https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-    - name: sest up python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      # https://github.com/actions/setup-python
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
 
-    # https://github.com/pre-commit/action
-    - name: run pre-commit
-      uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
-      env:
-        SKIP: no-commit-to-branch
+      # https://github.com/pre-commit/action
+      - name: run pre-commit
+        uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
+        env:
+          SKIP: no-commit-to-branch
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 84f4664..a27f338 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
 repos:
--   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.4.0
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v5.0.0
     hooks:
-    -   id: check-added-large-files
-    -   id: check-case-conflict
-    -   id: check-merge-conflict
-    -   id: check-symlinks
-    -   id: mixed-line-ending
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+      - id: check-case-conflict
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: check-symlinks
+      - id: mixed-line-ending
         args:
-        - --fix=lf
-    -   id: trailing-whitespace
-    -   id: end-of-file-fixer
-    -   id: check-yaml
-    -   id: detect-private-key
-    -   id: no-commit-to-branch
+          - --fix=lf
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: detect-private-key
+      - id: no-commit-to-branch
         args:
-        - --branch
-        - main
+          - --branch
+          - main
+  - repo: https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint
+    rev: v1.7.7
+    hooks:
+      - id: actionlint-docker
+        name: check github workflows with actionlint
+
+  # suspending this as of 1-May-2025: I can't get this hook to stop
+  # over-indenting the entire .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file by 2 spaces
+  # - repo: https://github.com/jumanjihouse/pre-commit-hook-yamlfmt
+  #   rev: 0.2.3
+  #   hooks:
+  #     - id: yamlfmt
+  #       args:
+  #         - --mapping=2
+  #         - --sequence=4
+  #         - --offset=2
+  #         - --implicit_start
+  #         - --preserve-quotes
diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f339adf..0000000
--- a/.yamllint.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-extends: default
-
-rules:
-  line-length: disable
-  comments-indentation: disable
-  document-start: disable
-  truthy:
-    allowed-values: ['true', 'false', 'on']