diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_label_check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_label_check.yml
index 67b846f4a2c..ef90c47ffbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_label_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_label_check.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - get_label_groups
     steps:
       - name: Check aspect label
-        uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:v1.6.32
+        uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:v1.6.44
         with:
           any_of: ${{ needs.get_label_groups.outputs.aspect }}
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - get_label_groups
     steps:
       - name: Check goal label
-        uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:v1.6.32
+        uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:v1.6.44
         with:
           one_of: ${{ needs.get_label_groups.outputs.goal }}
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - get_label_groups
     steps:
       - name: Check priority label
-        uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:v1.6.32
+        uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:v1.6.44
         with:
           one_of: ${{ needs.get_label_groups.outputs.priority }}
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       - get_label_groups
     steps:
       - name: Check stack label
-        uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:v1.6.32
+        uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:v1.6.44
         with:
           any_of: ${{ needs.get_label_groups.outputs.stack }}
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate.yml b/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
index 44fec3edfde..a54186d16a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo chown -R runneradmin:root /tmp/renovate/
           ls -R "$cache_dir"
 
-      - uses: renovatebot/github-action@v40.1.11
+      - uses: renovatebot/github-action@v40.1.12
         with:
           configurationFile: .github/renovate.json
           token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2a7ba7bdaaf..6227c3ffddd 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ repos:
       - id: requirements-txt-fixer
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.4.7
+    rev: v0.5.0
     hooks:
       - id: ruff # replaces Flake8, isort, pydocstyle, pyupgrade
         args:
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ repos:
         files: (.vale/.*|.mdx?)$
 
   - repo: https://github.com/renovatebot/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: 37.384.0
+    rev: 37.421.5
     hooks:
       - id: renovate-config-validator
         args:
diff --git a/catalog/dags/common/storage/columns.py b/catalog/dags/common/storage/columns.py
index 21e094b6005..9ab959d6e0d 100644
--- a/catalog/dags/common/storage/columns.py
+++ b/catalog/dags/common/storage/columns.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def _sanitize_json_values(self, value, recursion_limit=100):
             return value
         elif input_type not in [dict, list] or recursion_limit <= 0:
             return self._Column__sanitize_string(value)
-        elif input_type == list:
+        elif input_type is list:
             return [
                 self._sanitize_json_values(item, recursion_limit=recursion_limit - 1)
                 for item in value
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ def prepare_string(self, value):
 
         if value is None:
             return value
-        elif input_type != list:
+        elif input_type is not list:
             arr_str = self.base_column.prepare_string(value)
             return "{" + arr_str + "}" if arr_str else None