diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 8b13673..29afe45 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
+      interval: "quarterly"
+
     groups:
       actions:
         patterns:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f49df7e..387f594 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ci:
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
-    rev: v4.4.1
+    rev: v4.9.1
     hooks:
       - id: commitizen
         additional_dependencies: [cz-conventional-gitmoji]
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ repos:
       - id: check-useless-excludes
 
   - repo: https://github.com/adamchainz/blacken-docs
-    rev: "1.19.1"
+    rev: "1.20.0"
     hooks:
       - id: blacken-docs
         additional_dependencies: [black==24.*]
         exclude: README.md
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: "v5.0.0"
+    rev: "v6.0.0"
     hooks:
       - id: check-added-large-files
       - id: check-case-conflict
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ repos:
         args: [--prose-wrap=always]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: "v0.9.9"
+    rev: "v0.14.3"
     hooks:
-      - id: ruff
+      - id: ruff-check
         args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
       - id: ruff-format
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: "v1.15.0"
+    rev: "v1.18.2"
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
         files: src
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ repos:
         args: [--skip=uv.lock]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/shellcheck-py/shellcheck-py
-    rev: "v0.10.0.1"
+    rev: "v0.11.0.1"
     hooks:
       - id: shellcheck
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ repos:
   #       additional_dependencies: ["validate-pyproject-schema-store[all]"]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-    rev: "0.31.2"
+    rev: "0.34.1"
     hooks:
       - id: check-dependabot
       - id: check-github-workflows
diff --git a/src/diffraxtra/_src/interp.py b/src/diffraxtra/_src/interp.py
index 31bcebf..5bc0ff1 100644
--- a/src/diffraxtra/_src/interp.py
+++ b/src/diffraxtra/_src/interp.py
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ def evaluate(
     def t0(self) -> BatchedRealScalar:  # type: ignore[override]
         """The start time of the interpolation."""
         flatt0 = jax.vmap(lambda x: x.t0)(self.scalar_interpolation)
-        return cast(BatchedRealScalar, flatt0.reshape(*self.batch_shape))
+        return cast("BatchedRealScalar", flatt0.reshape(*self.batch_shape))
 
     @override
     @property
     def t1(self) -> BatchedRealScalar:  # type: ignore[override]
         """The end time of the interpolation."""
         flatt1 = jax.vmap(lambda x: x.t1)(self.scalar_interpolation)
-        return cast(BatchedRealScalar, flatt1.reshape(*self.batch_shape))
+        return cast("BatchedRealScalar", flatt1.reshape(*self.batch_shape))
 
     @property
     def ts(self) -> BatchedRealTimes:
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ def ts(self) -> BatchedRealTimes:
     @property
     def ts_size(self) -> Int[Array, "..."]:  # TODO: shape
         """The number of times in the interpolation."""
-        return cast(Array, self.scalar_interpolation.ts_size)
+        return cast("Array", self.scalar_interpolation.ts_size)
 
     @property
     def infos(self) -> VecDenseInfos:
         """The infos of the interpolation."""
-        return cast(VecDenseInfos, self.scalar_interpolation.infos)
+        return self.scalar_interpolation.infos
 
     @property
     def interpolation_cls(self) -> Callable[..., dfx.AbstractLocalInterpolation]:
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ def interpolation_cls(self) -> Callable[..., dfx.AbstractLocalInterpolation]:
     @property
     def direction(self) -> BatchedIntScalar:
         """Direction vector."""
-        return cast(BatchedIntScalar, self.scalar_interpolation.direction)
+        return cast("BatchedIntScalar", self.scalar_interpolation.direction)
 
     @property
     def t0_if_trivial(self) -> BatchedRealScalar:
         """The start time of the interpolation if scalar input."""
-        return cast(BatchedRealScalar, self.scalar_interpolation.t0_if_trivial)
+        return cast("BatchedRealScalar", self.scalar_interpolation.t0_if_trivial)
 
     @property  # TODO: get the shape correct
     def y0_if_trivial(self) -> PyTree[RealScalarLike, "Y"]:  # type: ignore[name-defined]