diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 42a98600aa..1c10090960 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ repos:
         exclude: test_data
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.6.4
+    rev: v0.7.0
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix]
diff --git a/bluemira/balance_of_plant/plotting.py b/bluemira/balance_of_plant/plotting.py
index 0f4237b2d7..60b9b22345 100644
--- a/bluemira/balance_of_plant/plotting.py
+++ b/bluemira/balance_of_plant/plotting.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def _double_connect(
             trunklength=trunklength,
             pathlengths=pathlengths,
             rotation=rotation,
-            facecolor=kwargs.get("facecolor", None),
+            facecolor=kwargs.get("facecolor"),
         )
 
     def _opt_connect(
diff --git a/bluemira/base/logs.py b/bluemira/base/logs.py
index 813c501e8c..66ef95cd3c 100644
--- a/bluemira/base/logs.py
+++ b/bluemira/base/logs.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def _bm_print(string: str, width: int = 73, *, single_flush: bool = False) -> st
         return _bm_print_singleflush(string, width)
 
     strings = [
-        " " if s == "\n" and i != 0 else s[:-1] if s.endswith("\n") else s
+        " " if s == "\n" and i != 0 else s.removesuffix("\n")
         for i, s in enumerate(string.splitlines(keepends=True))
     ]
     t = [
diff --git a/bluemira/equilibria/equilibrium.py b/bluemira/equilibria/equilibrium.py
index ef782e7adc..967b95053e 100644
--- a/bluemira/equilibria/equilibrium.py
+++ b/bluemira/equilibria/equilibrium.py
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.set_grid(grid)
         self._set_init_plasma(grid, psi)
         self.plasma = NoPlasmaCoil(grid)
-        self.limiter = kwargs.get("limiter", None)
+        self.limiter = kwargs.get("limiter")
 
         # Set default breakdown point to grid centre
         x_mid = grid.x_min + 0.5 * (grid.x_max + grid.x_min)
diff --git a/bluemira/materials/material.py b/bluemira/materials/material.py
index 35e3613ebd..ea969b8230 100644
--- a/bluemira/materials/material.py
+++ b/bluemira/materials/material.py
@@ -584,7 +584,8 @@ def plot(
         ax.view_init(30, 45)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def Jc(self):  # noqa: N802, D102
+    def Jc(self):  # noqa: N802
+        """Jc"""
         ...
 
 
diff --git a/bluemira/mesh/meshing.py b/bluemira/mesh/meshing.py
index 2ffed21ea4..8447c16343 100644
--- a/bluemira/mesh/meshing.py
+++ b/bluemira/mesh/meshing.py
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ def modify(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Function to override meshing options.
         """
-        for k in kwargs:
+        for k, v in kwargs.items():
             if hasattr(self._options, k):
-                setattr(self._options, k, kwargs[k])
+                setattr(self._options, k, v)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/bluemira/radiation_transport/neutronics/neutronics_axisymmetric.py b/bluemira/radiation_transport/neutronics/neutronics_axisymmetric.py
index e04f263643..c04de3b303 100644
--- a/bluemira/radiation_transport/neutronics/neutronics_axisymmetric.py
+++ b/bluemira/radiation_transport/neutronics/neutronics_axisymmetric.py
@@ -282,6 +282,6 @@ def _get_wires_from_components(
         divertor: ComponentManager,
         blanket: ComponentManager,
         vacuum_vessel: ComponentManager,
-    ) -> tuple[
-        TokamakDimensions, BluemiraWire, npt.NDArray, BluemiraWire, BluemiraWire
-    ]: ...
+    ) -> tuple[TokamakDimensions, BluemiraWire, npt.NDArray, BluemiraWire, BluemiraWire]:
+        """Get wires from components"""
+        ...
diff --git a/documentation/source/conf.py b/documentation/source/conf.py
index b4d2820bf5..8f3de840be 100644
--- a/documentation/source/conf.py
+++ b/documentation/source/conf.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def setup(app):
 html_theme_options = {
     "canonical_url": "",
     "logo_only": False,
-    "display_version": True,
+    "version_selector": True,
     "prev_next_buttons_location": "bottom",
     "style_external_links": False,
     # Toc options
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ee3078662a..190eeff05d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ repository = "https://github.com/Fusion-Power-Plant-Framework/bluemira"
 dev = [
     "jupytext",
     "mypy",
-    "myst-nb",
+    "myst-nb != 1.1.2",
     "pre-commit",
     "pytest",
     "pytest-cov",
     "pytest-html",
     "pytest-metadata",
     "pytest-json-report",
-    "ruff==0.6.4",
+    "ruff==0.7.0",
     "sphinx",
     "sphinx-autoapi",
     "sphinx_copybutton",
diff --git a/requirements/conda.txt b/requirements/conda.txt
index 5284af828f..2b86d7508f 100644
--- a/requirements/conda.txt
+++ b/requirements/conda.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 gmsh-interop==2024.1
 h5py==3.11.0
-pybind11==2.13.5
-pybind11-global==2.13.5
+pybind11==2.13.6
+pybind11-global==2.13.6
 PySide2==5.15.8
 pytools==2024.1.14
 shiboken2==5.15.8
diff --git a/requirements/uv/all.txt b/requirements/uv/all.txt
index d1741d44f5..84f357fc58 100644
--- a/requirements/uv/all.txt
+++ b/requirements/uv/all.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
 #    uv pip compile pyproject.toml --python-version=3.10 --extra pinned -o requirements/uv/all.txt --extra dev --extra polyscope --extra radiation --extra examples
-alabaster==0.7.16
+alabaster==1.0.0
     # via sphinx
-anyio==4.4.0
+anyio==4.6.2.post1
     # via
     #   httpx
     #   jupyter-server
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ argon2-cffi-bindings==21.2.0
     # via argon2-cffi
 arrow==1.3.0
     # via isoduration
-asteval==1.0.2
+asteval==1.0.5
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   neutronics-material-maker
-astroid==3.3.2
+astroid==3.3.5
     # via sphinx-autoapi
 asttokens==2.4.1
     # via stack-data
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ cffi==1.17.1
     # via argon2-cffi-bindings
 cfgv==3.4.0
     # via pre-commit
-charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.0
     # via requests
 cherab==1.5.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ contourpy==1.3.0
     #   matplotlib
 coolprop==6.6.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-coverage==7.6.1
+coverage==7.6.4
     # via pytest-cov
 cycler==0.12.1
     # via matplotlib
-debugpy==1.8.5
+debugpy==1.8.7
     # via ipykernel
 decorator==5.1.1
     # via ipython
 defusedxml==0.7.1
     # via nbconvert
-distlib==0.3.8
+distlib==0.3.9
     # via virtualenv
-docutils==0.20.1
+docutils==0.21.2
     # via
     #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ executing==2.1.0
     # via stack-data
 fastjsonschema==2.20.0
     # via nbformat
-filelock==3.16.0
+filelock==3.16.1
     # via virtualenv
 flexcache==0.3
     # via pint
 flexparser==0.3.1
     # via pint
-fonttools==4.53.1
+fonttools==4.54.1
     # via matplotlib
 fortranformat==2.0.0
     # via
@@ -111,27 +111,27 @@ fqdn==1.5.1
     # via jsonschema
 gmsh==4.13.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-greenlet==3.0.3
+greenlet==3.1.1
     # via sqlalchemy
 h11==0.14.0
     # via httpcore
-httpcore==1.0.5
+httpcore==1.0.6
     # via httpx
 httpx==0.27.2
     # via jupyterlab
-identify==2.6.0
+identify==2.6.1
     # via pre-commit
-idna==3.8
+idna==3.10
     # via
     #   anyio
     #   httpx
     #   jsonschema
     #   requests
-imageio==2.35.1
+imageio==2.36.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 imagesize==1.4.1
     # via sphinx
-importlib-metadata==8.4.0
+importlib-metadata==8.5.0
     # via
     #   jupyter-cache
     #   myst-nb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ ipykernel==6.29.5
     # via
     #   jupyterlab
     #   myst-nb
-ipython==8.27.0
+ipython==8.28.0
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   myst-nb
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ jsonschema==4.23.0
     #   jupyter-events
     #   jupyterlab-server
     #   nbformat
-jsonschema-specifications==2023.12.1
+jsonschema-specifications==2024.10.1
     # via jsonschema
 jupyter-cache==1.0.0
     # via myst-nb
-jupyter-client==8.6.2
+jupyter-client==8.6.3
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   jupyter-server
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     #   mdit-py-plugins
     #   myst-parser
     #   rich
-markupsafe==2.1.5
+markupsafe==3.0.2
     # via
     #   jinja2
     #   nbconvert
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ matplotlib-inline==0.1.7
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   ipython
-mdit-py-plugins==0.4.1
+mdit-py-plugins==0.4.2
     # via
     #   jupytext
     #   myst-parser
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ meshio==5.3.5
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 mistune==3.0.2
     # via nbconvert
-msgpack==1.0.8
+msgpack==1.1.0
     # via blosc2
-mypy==1.11.2
+mypy==1.12.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 mypy-extensions==1.0.0
     # via mypy
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ nbformat==5.10.4
     #   myst-nb
     #   nbclient
     #   nbconvert
-ndindex==1.8
+ndindex==1.9.2
     # via blosc2
 nest-asyncio==1.6.0
     # via ipykernel
-neutronics-material-maker==1.2.0
+neutronics-material-maker==1.2.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 nlopt==2.7.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ packaging==24.1
     #   pytest
     #   sphinx
     #   tables
-pandas==2.2.2
+pandas==2.2.3
     # via
     #   pypet
     #   seaborn
@@ -348,14 +348,14 @@ periodictable==1.7.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==10.4.0
+pillow==11.0.0
     # via
     #   imageio
     #   matplotlib
     #   pyvista
 pint==0.24.3
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-platformdirs==4.3.2
+platformdirs==4.3.6
     # via
     #   jupyter-core
     #   pooch
@@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ polyscope==2.3.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 pooch==1.8.2
     # via pyvista
-pre-commit==3.8.0
+pre-commit==4.0.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-prometheus-client==0.20.0
+prometheus-client==0.21.0
     # via jupyter-server
-prompt-toolkit==3.0.47
+prompt-toolkit==3.0.48
     # via ipython
-psutil==6.0.0
+psutil==6.1.0
     # via ipykernel
 ptyprocess==0.7.0
     # via
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ py-cpuinfo==9.0.0
     # via
     #   blosc2
     #   tables
-pyclipper==1.3.0.post5
+pyclipper==1.3.0.post6
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 pycparser==2.22
     # via cffi
@@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ pygments==2.18.0
     #   nbconvert
     #   rich
     #   sphinx
-pyparsing==3.1.4
+pyparsing==3.2.0
     # via
     #   matplotlib
     #   periodictable
 pypet==0.6.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-pytest==8.3.2
+pytest==8.3.3
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   pytest-cov
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     #   pandas
 python-json-logger==2.0.7
     # via jupyter-events
-pytz==2024.1
+pytz==2024.2
     # via pandas
 pyvista==0.44.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ rfc3986-validator==0.1.1
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   jupyter-events
-rich==13.8.0
+rich==13.9.2
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   meshio
@@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ rpds-py==0.20.0
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
-ruff==0.6.4
+ruff==0.7.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-scikit-learn==1.5.1
+scikit-learn==1.5.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 scipy==1.10.1
     # via
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ seaborn==0.13.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 send2trash==1.8.3
     # via jupyter-server
-setuptools==74.1.2
+setuptools==75.2.0
     # via jupyterlab
 six==1.16.0
     # via
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ snowballstemmer==2.2.0
     # via sphinx
 soupsieve==2.6
     # via beautifulsoup4
-sphinx==7.4.7
+sphinx==8.1.3
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   myst-nb
@@ -515,11 +515,11 @@ sphinx==7.4.7
     #   sphinx-copybutton
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
     #   sphinxcontrib-jquery
-sphinx-autoapi==3.3.1
+sphinx-autoapi==3.3.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-sphinx-rtd-theme==2.0.0
+sphinx-rtd-theme==3.0.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
@@ -535,11 +535,11 @@ sphinxcontrib-qthelp==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
 sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
-sqlalchemy==2.0.34
+sqlalchemy==2.0.36
     # via jupyter-cache
 stack-data==0.6.3
     # via ipython
-sybil==6.1.1
+sybil==8.0.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 tables==3.10.1
     # via
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ threadpoolctl==3.5.0
     # via scikit-learn
 tinycss2==1.3.0
     # via nbconvert
-tomli==2.0.1
+tomli==2.0.2
     # via
     #   coverage
     #   jupyterlab
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ traitlets==5.14.3
     #   nbformat
 typeguard==4.3.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20240906
+types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20241003
     # via arrow
 typing-extensions==4.12.2
     # via
@@ -603,16 +603,17 @@ typing-extensions==4.12.2
     #   myst-nb
     #   pint
     #   pyvista
+    #   rich
     #   sqlalchemy
     #   tables
     #   typeguard
-tzdata==2024.1
+tzdata==2024.2
     # via pandas
 uri-template==1.3.0
     # via jsonschema
-urllib3==2.2.2
+urllib3==2.2.3
     # via requests
-virtualenv==20.26.4
+virtualenv==20.27.0
     # via pre-commit
 vtk==9.2.6
     # via
@@ -628,5 +629,5 @@ webencodings==0.5.1
     #   tinycss2
 websocket-client==1.8.0
     # via jupyter-server
-zipp==3.20.1
+zipp==3.20.2
     # via importlib-metadata
diff --git a/requirements/uv/base.txt b/requirements/uv/base.txt
index 85a8150127..6e66b6e281 100644
--- a/requirements/uv/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/uv/base.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ anytree==2.12.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 appdirs==1.4.4
     # via pint
-asteval==1.0.2
+asteval==1.0.5
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   neutronics-material-maker
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ blosc2==2.7.1
     # via tables
 certifi==2024.8.30
     # via requests
-charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.0
     # via requests
 click==8.1.7
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ flexcache==0.3
     # via pint
 flexparser==0.3.1
     # via pint
-fonttools==4.53.1
+fonttools==4.54.1
     # via matplotlib
 fortranformat==2.0.0
     # via
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ fortranformat==2.0.0
     #   eqdsk
 gmsh==4.13.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-idna==3.8
+idna==3.10
     # via requests
-imageio==2.35.1
+imageio==2.36.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 joblib==1.4.2
     # via scikit-learn
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ mdurl==0.1.2
     # via markdown-it-py
 meshio==5.3.5
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-msgpack==1.0.8
+msgpack==1.1.0
     # via blosc2
-ndindex==1.8
+ndindex==1.9.2
     # via blosc2
-neutronics-material-maker==1.2.0
+neutronics-material-maker==1.2.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 nlopt==2.7.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -105,20 +105,20 @@ packaging==24.1
     #   matplotlib
     #   pooch
     #   tables
-pandas==2.2.2
+pandas==2.2.3
     # via
     #   pypet
     #   seaborn
 periodictable==1.7.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-pillow==10.4.0
+pillow==11.0.0
     # via
     #   imageio
     #   matplotlib
     #   pyvista
 pint==0.24.3
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-platformdirs==4.3.2
+platformdirs==4.3.6
     # via pooch
 pooch==1.8.2
     # via pyvista
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ py-cpuinfo==9.0.0
     # via
     #   blosc2
     #   tables
-pyclipper==1.3.0.post5
+pyclipper==1.3.0.post6
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 pygments==2.18.0
     # via rich
-pyparsing==3.1.4
+pyparsing==3.2.0
     # via
     #   matplotlib
     #   periodictable
@@ -140,17 +140,17 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via
     #   matplotlib
     #   pandas
-pytz==2024.1
+pytz==2024.2
     # via pandas
 pyvista==0.44.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 requests==2.32.3
     # via pooch
-rich==13.8.0
+rich==13.9.2
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   meshio
-scikit-learn==1.5.1
+scikit-learn==1.5.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 scipy==1.10.1
     # via
@@ -182,11 +182,12 @@ typing-extensions==4.12.2
     #   flexparser
     #   pint
     #   pyvista
+    #   rich
     #   tables
     #   typeguard
-tzdata==2024.1
+tzdata==2024.2
     # via pandas
-urllib3==2.2.2
+urllib3==2.2.3
     # via requests
 vtk==9.2.6
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/uv/develop.txt b/requirements/uv/develop.txt
index 8512164b7b..066c50e9eb 100644
--- a/requirements/uv/develop.txt
+++ b/requirements/uv/develop.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
 #    uv pip compile pyproject.toml --python-version=3.10 --extra pinned -o requirements/uv/develop.txt --extra dev
-alabaster==0.7.16
+alabaster==1.0.0
     # via sphinx
 anytree==2.12.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 appdirs==1.4.4
     # via pint
-asteval==1.0.2
+asteval==1.0.5
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   neutronics-material-maker
-astroid==3.3.2
+astroid==3.3.5
     # via sphinx-autoapi
 asttokens==2.4.1
     # via stack-data
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ certifi==2024.8.30
     # via requests
 cfgv==3.4.0
     # via pre-commit
-charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.0
     # via requests
 click==8.1.7
     # via
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ contourpy==1.3.0
     #   matplotlib
 coolprop==6.6.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-coverage==7.6.1
+coverage==7.6.4
     # via pytest-cov
 cycler==0.12.1
     # via matplotlib
-debugpy==1.8.5
+debugpy==1.8.7
     # via ipykernel
 decorator==5.1.1
     # via ipython
-distlib==0.3.8
+distlib==0.3.9
     # via virtualenv
-docutils==0.20.1
+docutils==0.21.2
     # via
     #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ executing==2.1.0
     # via stack-data
 fastjsonschema==2.20.0
     # via nbformat
-filelock==3.16.0
+filelock==3.16.1
     # via virtualenv
 flexcache==0.3
     # via pint
 flexparser==0.3.1
     # via pint
-fonttools==4.53.1
+fonttools==4.54.1
     # via matplotlib
 fortranformat==2.0.0
     # via
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ fortranformat==2.0.0
     #   eqdsk
 gmsh==4.13.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-greenlet==3.0.3
+greenlet==3.1.1
     # via sqlalchemy
-identify==2.6.0
+identify==2.6.1
     # via pre-commit
-idna==3.8
+idna==3.10
     # via requests
-imageio==2.35.1
+imageio==2.36.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 imagesize==1.4.1
     # via sphinx
-importlib-metadata==8.4.0
+importlib-metadata==8.5.0
     # via
     #   jupyter-cache
     #   myst-nb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ iniconfig==2.0.0
     # via pytest
 ipykernel==6.29.5
     # via myst-nb
-ipython==8.27.0
+ipython==8.28.0
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   myst-nb
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ joblib==1.4.2
     # via scikit-learn
 jsonschema==4.23.0
     # via nbformat
-jsonschema-specifications==2023.12.1
+jsonschema-specifications==2024.10.1
     # via jsonschema
 jupyter-cache==1.0.0
     # via myst-nb
-jupyter-client==8.6.2
+jupyter-client==8.6.3
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   nbclient
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     #   mdit-py-plugins
     #   myst-parser
     #   rich
-markupsafe==2.1.5
+markupsafe==3.0.2
     # via jinja2
 matplotlib==3.9.2
     # via
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ matplotlib-inline==0.1.7
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   ipython
-mdit-py-plugins==0.4.1
+mdit-py-plugins==0.4.2
     # via
     #   jupytext
     #   myst-parser
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ mdurl==0.1.2
     # via markdown-it-py
 meshio==5.3.5
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-msgpack==1.0.8
+msgpack==1.1.0
     # via blosc2
-mypy==1.11.2
+mypy==1.12.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 mypy-extensions==1.0.0
     # via mypy
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ nbformat==5.10.4
     #   jupytext
     #   myst-nb
     #   nbclient
-ndindex==1.8
+ndindex==1.9.2
     # via blosc2
 nest-asyncio==1.6.0
     # via ipykernel
-neutronics-material-maker==1.2.0
+neutronics-material-maker==1.2.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 nlopt==2.7.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ packaging==24.1
     #   pytest
     #   sphinx
     #   tables
-pandas==2.2.2
+pandas==2.2.3
     # via
     #   pypet
     #   seaborn
@@ -241,14 +241,14 @@ periodictable==1.7.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==10.4.0
+pillow==11.0.0
     # via
     #   imageio
     #   matplotlib
     #   pyvista
 pint==0.24.3
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-platformdirs==4.3.2
+platformdirs==4.3.6
     # via
     #   jupyter-core
     #   pooch
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@ pluggy==1.5.0
     # via pytest
 pooch==1.8.2
     # via pyvista
-pre-commit==3.8.0
+pre-commit==4.0.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-prompt-toolkit==3.0.47
+prompt-toolkit==3.0.48
     # via ipython
-psutil==6.0.0
+psutil==6.1.0
     # via ipykernel
 ptyprocess==0.7.0
     # via pexpect
@@ -271,20 +271,20 @@ py-cpuinfo==9.0.0
     # via
     #   blosc2
     #   tables
-pyclipper==1.3.0.post5
+pyclipper==1.3.0.post6
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 pygments==2.18.0
     # via
     #   ipython
     #   rich
     #   sphinx
-pyparsing==3.1.4
+pyparsing==3.2.0
     # via
     #   matplotlib
     #   periodictable
 pypet==0.6.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-pytest==8.3.2
+pytest==8.3.3
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   pytest-cov
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     #   jupyter-client
     #   matplotlib
     #   pandas
-pytz==2024.1
+pytz==2024.2
     # via pandas
 pyvista==0.44.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ requests==2.32.3
     # via
     #   pooch
     #   sphinx
-rich==13.8.0
+rich==13.9.2
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   meshio
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ rpds-py==0.20.0
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
-ruff==0.6.4
+ruff==0.7.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-scikit-learn==1.5.1
+scikit-learn==1.5.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 scipy==1.10.1
     # via
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ six==1.16.0
     #   python-dateutil
 snowballstemmer==2.2.0
     # via sphinx
-sphinx==7.4.7
+sphinx==8.1.3
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   myst-nb
@@ -369,11 +369,11 @@ sphinx==7.4.7
     #   sphinx-copybutton
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
     #   sphinxcontrib-jquery
-sphinx-autoapi==3.3.1
+sphinx-autoapi==3.3.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-sphinx-rtd-theme==2.0.0
+sphinx-rtd-theme==3.0.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
@@ -389,11 +389,11 @@ sphinxcontrib-qthelp==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
 sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
-sqlalchemy==2.0.34
+sqlalchemy==2.0.36
     # via jupyter-cache
 stack-data==0.6.3
     # via ipython
-sybil==6.1.1
+sybil==8.0.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 tables==3.10.1
     # via
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ tabulate==0.9.0
     #   jupyter-cache
 threadpoolctl==3.5.0
     # via scikit-learn
-tomli==2.0.1
+tomli==2.0.2
     # via
     #   coverage
     #   jupytext
@@ -438,14 +438,15 @@ typing-extensions==4.12.2
     #   myst-nb
     #   pint
     #   pyvista
+    #   rich
     #   sqlalchemy
     #   tables
     #   typeguard
-tzdata==2024.1
+tzdata==2024.2
     # via pandas
-urllib3==2.2.2
+urllib3==2.2.3
     # via requests
-virtualenv==20.26.4
+virtualenv==20.27.0
     # via pre-commit
 vtk==9.2.6
     # via
@@ -453,5 +454,5 @@ vtk==9.2.6
     #   pyvista
 wcwidth==0.2.13
     # via prompt-toolkit
-zipp==3.20.1
+zipp==3.20.2
     # via importlib-metadata
diff --git a/requirements/uv/examples.txt b/requirements/uv/examples.txt
index dabdacaf15..b4fb6ea3d2 100644
--- a/requirements/uv/examples.txt
+++ b/requirements/uv/examples.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
 #    uv pip compile pyproject.toml --python-version=3.10 --extra pinned -o requirements/uv/examples.txt --extra examples
-anyio==4.4.0
+anyio==4.6.2.post1
     # via
     #   httpx
     #   jupyter-server
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ argon2-cffi-bindings==21.2.0
     # via argon2-cffi
 arrow==1.3.0
     # via isoduration
-asteval==1.0.2
+asteval==1.0.5
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   neutronics-material-maker
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ certifi==2024.8.30
     #   requests
 cffi==1.17.1
     # via argon2-cffi-bindings
-charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.0
     # via requests
 click==8.1.7
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ coolprop==6.6.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 cycler==0.12.1
     # via matplotlib
-debugpy==1.8.5
+debugpy==1.8.7
     # via ipykernel
 decorator==5.1.1
     # via ipython
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ flexcache==0.3
     # via pint
 flexparser==0.3.1
     # via pint
-fonttools==4.53.1
+fonttools==4.54.1
     # via matplotlib
 fortranformat==2.0.0
     # via
@@ -89,21 +89,21 @@ gmsh==4.13.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 h11==0.14.0
     # via httpcore
-httpcore==1.0.5
+httpcore==1.0.6
     # via httpx
 httpx==0.27.2
     # via jupyterlab
-idna==3.8
+idna==3.10
     # via
     #   anyio
     #   httpx
     #   jsonschema
     #   requests
-imageio==2.35.1
+imageio==2.36.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 ipykernel==6.29.5
     # via jupyterlab
-ipython==8.27.0
+ipython==8.28.0
     # via ipykernel
 isoduration==20.11.0
     # via jsonschema
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ jsonschema==4.23.0
     #   jupyter-events
     #   jupyterlab-server
     #   nbformat
-jsonschema-specifications==2023.12.1
+jsonschema-specifications==2024.10.1
     # via jsonschema
-jupyter-client==8.6.2
+jupyter-client==8.6.3
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   jupyter-server
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     #   jupytext
     #   mdit-py-plugins
     #   rich
-markupsafe==2.1.5
+markupsafe==3.0.2
     # via
     #   jinja2
     #   nbconvert
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ matplotlib-inline==0.1.7
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   ipython
-mdit-py-plugins==0.4.1
+mdit-py-plugins==0.4.2
     # via jupytext
 mdurl==0.1.2
     # via markdown-it-py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ meshio==5.3.5
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 mistune==3.0.2
     # via nbconvert
-msgpack==1.0.8
+msgpack==1.1.0
     # via blosc2
 nbclient==0.10.0
     # via nbconvert
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ nbformat==5.10.4
     #   jupytext
     #   nbclient
     #   nbconvert
-ndindex==1.8
+ndindex==1.9.2
     # via blosc2
 nest-asyncio==1.6.0
     # via ipykernel
-neutronics-material-maker==1.2.0
+neutronics-material-maker==1.2.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 nlopt==2.7.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ packaging==24.1
     #   nbconvert
     #   pooch
     #   tables
-pandas==2.2.2
+pandas==2.2.3
     # via
     #   pypet
     #   seaborn
@@ -277,24 +277,24 @@ periodictable==1.7.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==10.4.0
+pillow==11.0.0
     # via
     #   imageio
     #   matplotlib
     #   pyvista
 pint==0.24.3
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-platformdirs==4.3.2
+platformdirs==4.3.6
     # via
     #   jupyter-core
     #   pooch
 pooch==1.8.2
     # via pyvista
-prometheus-client==0.20.0
+prometheus-client==0.21.0
     # via jupyter-server
-prompt-toolkit==3.0.47
+prompt-toolkit==3.0.48
     # via ipython
-psutil==6.0.0
+psutil==6.1.0
     # via ipykernel
 ptyprocess==0.7.0
     # via
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ py-cpuinfo==9.0.0
     # via
     #   blosc2
     #   tables
-pyclipper==1.3.0.post5
+pyclipper==1.3.0.post6
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 pycparser==2.22
     # via cffi
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ pygments==2.18.0
     #   ipython
     #   nbconvert
     #   rich
-pyparsing==3.1.4
+pyparsing==3.2.0
     # via
     #   matplotlib
     #   periodictable
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     #   pandas
 python-json-logger==2.0.7
     # via jupyter-events
-pytz==2024.1
+pytz==2024.2
     # via pandas
 pyvista==0.44.1
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ rfc3986-validator==0.1.1
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   jupyter-events
-rich==13.8.0
+rich==13.9.2
     # via
     #   bluemira (pyproject.toml)
     #   meshio
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ rpds-py==0.20.0
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
-scikit-learn==1.5.1
+scikit-learn==1.5.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 scipy==1.10.1
     # via
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ seaborn==0.13.2
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
 send2trash==1.8.3
     # via jupyter-server
-setuptools==74.1.2
+setuptools==75.2.0
     # via jupyterlab
 six==1.16.0
     # via
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ threadpoolctl==3.5.0
     # via scikit-learn
 tinycss2==1.3.0
     # via nbconvert
-tomli==2.0.1
+tomli==2.0.2
     # via
     #   jupyterlab
     #   jupytext
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ traitlets==5.14.3
     #   nbformat
 typeguard==4.3.0
     # via bluemira (pyproject.toml)
-types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20240906
+types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20241003
     # via arrow
 typing-extensions==4.12.2
     # via
@@ -451,13 +451,14 @@ typing-extensions==4.12.2
     #   ipython
     #   pint
     #   pyvista
+    #   rich
     #   tables
     #   typeguard
-tzdata==2024.1
+tzdata==2024.2
     # via pandas
 uri-template==1.3.0
     # via jsonschema
-urllib3==2.2.2
+urllib3==2.2.3
     # via requests
 vtk==9.2.6
     # via
diff --git a/tests/base/parameterframe/test_parameterframe.py b/tests/base/parameterframe/test_parameterframe.py
index 63dae01853..0316c24808 100644
--- a/tests/base/parameterframe/test_parameterframe.py
+++ b/tests/base/parameterframe/test_parameterframe.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class BadFrame(ParameterFrame):
 
     def test_a_default_frame_is_empty(self):
         @dataclass
-        class GenericFrame(ParameterFrame): ...
+        class GenericFrame(ParameterFrame):
+            """Empty"""
 
         assert len(GenericFrame().to_dict()) == 0
 
diff --git a/tests/utilities/test_tools.py b/tests/utilities/test_tools.py
index 2177111c50..04fe4f3801 100644
--- a/tests/utilities/test_tools.py
+++ b/tests/utilities/test_tools.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import copy
 import filecmp
 import json
+import string
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def test_is_num():
 
 class TestAsciiStr:
     def test_asciistr(self):
-        alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+        alphabet = string.ascii_letters
         for i in range(52):
             assert asciistr(i + 1) == alphabet[: i + 1]