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_fxos8700.py b/adafruit_fxos8700.py
index 24c7581..0b5f13f 100644
--- a/adafruit_fxos8700.py
+++ b/adafruit_fxos8700.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def __init__(
         accel_range: int = ACCEL_RANGE_2G,
     ) -> None:
         if accel_range not in (ACCEL_RANGE_2G, ACCEL_RANGE_4G, ACCEL_RANGE_8G):
-            raise Exception("accel_range selected is not a valid option")
+            raise ValueError("accel_range selected is not a valid option")
         self._accel_range = accel_range
         self._device = i2c_dev.I2CDevice(i2c, address)
         # Check for chip ID value.