diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_gh.yml b/.github/workflows/release_gh.yml
index b8aa8d6..9acec60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_gh.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_gh.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ jobs:
       uses: adafruit/workflows-circuitpython-libs/release-gh@main
       with:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        upload-url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 544ec4a..db3d538 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ _build
 
 # Virtual environment-specific files
 .env
+.venv
 
 # MacOS-specific files
 *.DS_Store
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0e5fccc..70ade69 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/python/black
-    rev: 22.3.0
+    rev: 23.3.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
   - repo: https://github.com/fsfe/reuse-tool
-    rev: v0.14.0
+    rev: v1.1.2
     hooks:
       - id: reuse
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.2.0
+    rev: v4.4.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/pylint
-    rev: v2.15.5
+    rev: v2.17.4
     hooks:
       - id: pylint
         name: pylint (library code)
diff --git a/adafruit_as7341.py b/adafruit_as7341.py
index 75800a4..65e9535 100644
--- a/adafruit_as7341.py
+++ b/adafruit_as7341.py
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ class AS7341:  # pylint:disable=too-many-instance-attributes, no-member
     def __init__(
         self, i2c_bus: busio.I2C, address: int = _AS7341_I2CADDR_DEFAULT
     ) -> None:
-
         self.i2c_device = i2c_device.I2CDevice(i2c_bus, address)
         if not self._device_id in [_AS7341_DEVICE_ID]:
             raise RuntimeError("Failed to find an AS7341 sensor - check your wiring!")
@@ -454,7 +453,6 @@ def _wait_for_data(self, timeout: float = 1.0) -> None:
             sleep(0.001)
 
     def _write_register(self, addr: int, data: int) -> None:
-
         self._buffer[0] = addr
         self._buffer[1] = data
 
@@ -512,7 +510,7 @@ def _configure_f5_f8(self) -> None:
     def flicker_detected(self) -> Optional[int]:
         """The flicker frequency detected in Hertz"""
         if not self._flicker_detection_1k_configured:
-            AttributeError(
+            raise AttributeError(
                 "Flicker detection must be enabled to access `flicker_detected`"
             )
         flicker_status = self._fd_status
diff --git a/examples/as7341_flicker_detection.py b/examples/as7341_flicker_detection.py
index 38cac7d..fa249a9 100644
--- a/examples/as7341_flicker_detection.py
+++ b/examples/as7341_flicker_detection.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 sensor.flicker_detection_enabled = True
 
 while True:
-
     flicker_detected = sensor.flicker_detected
     if flicker_detected:
         print("Detected a %d Hz flicker" % flicker_detected)
diff --git a/examples/as7341_simpletest.py b/examples/as7341_simpletest.py
index 52f012d..b6fed31 100644
--- a/examples/as7341_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/as7341_simpletest.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ def bar_graph(read_value):
 
 
 while True:
-
     print("F1 - 415nm/Violet  %s" % bar_graph(sensor.channel_415nm))
     print("F2 - 445nm//Indigo %s" % bar_graph(sensor.channel_445nm))
     print("F3 - 480nm//Blue   %s" % bar_graph(sensor.channel_480nm))