diff --git a/.maint/update_authors.py b/.maint/update_authors.py
index d1de64874f..79990625ea 100644
--- a/.maint/update_authors.py
+++ b/.maint/update_authors.py
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ def _namelast(inlist):
 @click.group()
 def cli():
     """Generate authorship boilerplates."""
-    pass
 
 
 @cli.command()
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 907fbeb250..48f9b37e3b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repos:
       - id: fix-byte-order-marker
       - id: trailing-whitespace
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.15.15
+    rev: v0.16.1
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [ --fix ]
diff --git a/sdcflows/utils/tests/test_wrangler.py b/sdcflows/utils/tests/test_wrangler.py
index d933625eca..f571e809a5 100644
--- a/sdcflows/utils/tests/test_wrangler.py
+++ b/sdcflows/utils/tests/test_wrangler.py
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ def test_fieldmapless(tmp_path):
         },
     }
     me_metadata = [{'EchoTime': 0.01 * i, **bold['metadata']} for i in range(1, 4)]
-    sbref = {**bold, **{'suffix': 'sbref'}}
+    sbref = {**bold, 'suffix': 'sbref'}
     spec = {
         '01': {
             'anat': [T1w],
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ def test_fieldmapless(tmp_path):
     spec = {
         '01': {
             'anat': [T1w],
-            'func': [{'echo': i + 1, **bold, **{'metadata': me_metadata[i]}} for i in range(3)],
+            'func': [{'echo': i + 1, **bold, 'metadata': me_metadata[i]} for i in range(3)],
         },
     }
     generate_bids_skeleton(bids_dir, spec)
@@ -606,8 +606,8 @@ def test_fieldmapless(tmp_path):
     spec = {
         '01': {
             'anat': [T1w],
-            'func': [{'echo': i + 1, **bold, **{'metadata': me_metadata[i]}} for i in range(3)]
-            + [{'echo': i + 1, **sbref, **{'metadata': me_metadata[i]}} for i in range(3)],
+            'func': [{'echo': i + 1, **bold, 'metadata': me_metadata[i]} for i in range(3)]
+            + [{'echo': i + 1, **sbref, 'metadata': me_metadata[i]} for i in range(3)],
         },
     }
     generate_bids_skeleton(bids_dir, spec)
diff --git a/sdcflows/utils/wrangler.py b/sdcflows/utils/wrangler.py
index f22725167f..a27b58d70b 100644
--- a/sdcflows/utils/wrangler.py
+++ b/sdcflows/utils/wrangler.py
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ def find_estimators(
         for fmap in layout.get(
             **{
                 **base_entities,
-                **{'suffix': ['fieldmap', 'phasediff', 'phase1'], 'session': sessions},
+                'suffix': ['fieldmap', 'phasediff', 'phase1'],
+                'session': sessions,
             }
         ):
             try:
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ def find_estimators(
             dirs = layout.get_directions(**entities)
             if len(dirs) > 1:
                 by_intent = {}
-                for fmap in layout.get(**{**entities, **{'direction': dirs}}):
+                for fmap in layout.get(**{**entities, 'direction': dirs}):
                     fmapfile = fm.FieldmapFile(
                         fmap.path,
                         metadata=_filter_metadata(fmap.get_metadata(), subject),
@@ -451,7 +452,9 @@ def find_estimators(
             has_intended = layout.get(
                 **{
                     **base_entities,
-                    **{'suffix': 'epi', 'IntendedFor': Query.REQUIRED, 'session': sessions},
+                    'suffix': 'epi',
+                    'IntendedFor': Query.REQUIRED,
+                    'session': sessions,
                 }
             )
 
@@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ def find_estimators(
         fmapless = False
 
     # Find fieldmap-less schemes
-    anat_file = layout.get(**{**base_entities, **{'suffix': anat_suffix, 'session': sessions}})
+    anat_file = layout.get(**{**base_entities, 'suffix': anat_suffix, 'session': sessions})
 
     if not fmapless or not anat_file:
         logger.debug('Skipping fmap-less estimation')
@@ -590,7 +593,9 @@ def find_anatomical_estimators(
         candidates = layout.get(
             **{
                 **base_entities,
-                **{'suffix': suffixes, 'session': ses, 'datatype': datatype},
+                'suffix': suffixes,
+                'session': ses,
+                'datatype': datatype,
             }
         )