diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yml
index b1f0cfdba..2f48048de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yml
@@ -171,18 +171,18 @@ jobs:
           if [[ ${{ startsWith(steps.pyver.outputs.selected, '3.9') }} == true ]]; then
             npver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.21", "=1.22", "=1.23", "=1.24", "=1.25", ""]))')
             spver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.8", "=1.9", "=1.10", "=1.11", ""]))')
-            pdver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.2", "=1.3", "=1.4", "=1.5", "=2.0", ""]))')
-            akver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.9", "=1.10", "=2.0", "=2.1", "=2.2", "=2.3", ""]))')
+            pdver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.2", "=1.3", "=1.4", "=1.5", "=2.0", "=2.1", ""]))')
+            akver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.9", "=1.10", "=2.0", "=2.1", "=2.2", "=2.3", "=2.4", ""]))')
           elif [[ ${{ startsWith(steps.pyver.outputs.selected, '3.10') }} == true ]]; then
             npver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.21", "=1.22", "=1.23", "=1.24", "=1.25", ""]))')
             spver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.8", "=1.9", "=1.10", "=1.11", ""]))')
-            pdver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.3", "=1.4", "=1.5", "=2.0", ""]))')
-            akver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.9", "=1.10", "=2.0", "=2.1", "=2.2", "=2.3", ""]))')
+            pdver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.3", "=1.4", "=1.5", "=2.0", "=2.1", ""]))')
+            akver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.9", "=1.10", "=2.0", "=2.1", "=2.2", "=2.3", "=2.4", ""]))')
           else  # Python 3.11
             npver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.23", "=1.24", "=1.25", ""]))')
             spver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.9", "=1.10", "=1.11", ""]))')
-            pdver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.5", "=2.0", ""]))')
-            akver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.10", "=2.0", "=2.1", "=2.2", "=2.3", ""]))')
+            pdver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.5", "=2.0", "=2.1", ""]))')
+            akver=$(python -c 'import random ; print(random.choice(["=1.10", "=2.0", "=2.1", "=2.2", "=2.3", "=2.4", ""]))')
           fi
           if [[ ${{ steps.sourcetype.outputs.selected }} == "source" || ${{ steps.sourcetype.outputs.selected }} == "upstream" ]]; then
             # TODO: there are currently issues with some numpy versions when
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e80d3e817..5a499e8f8 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ repos:
       - id: name-tests-test
         args: ["--pytest-test-first"]
   - repo: https://github.com/abravalheri/validate-pyproject
-    rev: v0.13
+    rev: v0.14
     hooks:
       - id: validate-pyproject
         name: Validate pyproject.toml
   # I don't yet trust ruff to do what autoflake does
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/autoflake
-    rev: v2.2.0
+    rev: v2.2.1
     hooks:
       - id: autoflake
         args: [--in-place]
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ repos:
       - id: black
       - id: black-jupyter
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.0.284
+    rev: v0.0.287
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix-only, --show-fixes]
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies: [tomli]
         files: ^(graphblas|docs)/
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.0.284
+    rev: v0.0.287
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
   - repo: https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/sphinx-lint
diff --git a/graphblas/exceptions.py b/graphblas/exceptions.py
index 0acc9ed0b..e7f3b3a83 100644
--- a/graphblas/exceptions.py
+++ b/graphblas/exceptions.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def check_status(response_code, args):
         return
     if response_code == GrB_NO_VALUE:
         return NoValue
-    if type(args) is list:
+    if isinstance(args, list):
         arg = args[0]
     else:
         arg = args
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 499faa2c3..619ce18f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ select = [
 ]
 external = [
     # noqa codes that ruff doesn't know about: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff#external
+    "F811",
 ]
 ignore = [
     # Would be nice to fix these
diff --git a/scripts/check_versions.sh b/scripts/check_versions.sh
index 56bac1b64..1a3e894a6 100755
--- a/scripts/check_versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_versions.sh
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 # This may be helpful when updating dependency versions in CI.
 # Tip: add `--json` for more information.
 conda search 'numpy[channel=conda-forge]>=1.25.2'
-conda search 'pandas[channel=conda-forge]>=2.0.3'
-conda search 'scipy[channel=conda-forge]>=1.11.1'
+conda search 'pandas[channel=conda-forge]>=2.1.0'
+conda search 'scipy[channel=conda-forge]>=1.11.2'
 conda search 'networkx[channel=conda-forge]>=3.1'
-conda search 'awkward[channel=conda-forge]>=2.3.2'
+conda search 'awkward[channel=conda-forge]>=2.4.1'
 conda search 'sparse[channel=conda-forge]>=0.14.0'
 conda search 'fast_matrix_market[channel=conda-forge]>=1.7.2'
 conda search 'numba[channel=conda-forge]>=0.57.1'
-conda search 'pyyaml[channel=conda-forge]>=6.0'
+conda search 'pyyaml[channel=conda-forge]>=6.0.1'
 conda search 'flake8-bugbear[channel=conda-forge]>=23.7.10'
 conda search 'flake8-simplify[channel=conda-forge]>=0.20.0'
 # conda search 'python[channel=conda-forge]>=3.9 *pypy*'