diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index 389fc2c6..73465177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-13]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         backend: [pyqt5, pyside2, pyqt6]
         exclude:
           # Abort (core dumped) on linux pyqt6, unknown reason
@@ -36,30 +36,32 @@ jobs:
           # lack of wheels for pyside2/py3.11
           - python-version: "3.11"
             backend: pyside2
+          - python-version: "3.12"
+            backend: pyside2
+          - python-version: "3.12"
+            backend: pyqt5
         include:
           - python-version: "3.10"
             platform: macos-latest
-            backend: pyside6
+            backend: "'pyside6<6.8'"
           - python-version: "3.11"
             platform: macos-latest
-            backend: pyside6
+            backend: "'pyside6<6.8'"
           - python-version: "3.10"
             platform: windows-latest
-            backend: pyside6
-          - python-version: "3.11"
-            platform: windows-latest
-            backend: pyside6
+            backend: "'pyside6<6.8'"
           - python-version: "3.12"
-            platform: macos-latest
-            backend: pyqt6
+            platform: windows-latest
+            backend: "'pyside6<6.8'"
+
           # legacy Qt
-          - python-version: 3.8
+          - python-version: 3.9
             platform: ubuntu-latest
             backend: "pyqt5==5.12.*"
-          - python-version: 3.8
+          - python-version: 3.9
             platform: ubuntu-latest
             backend: "pyqt5==5.13.*"
-          - python-version: 3.8
+          - python-version: 3.9
             platform: ubuntu-latest
             backend: "pyqt5==5.14.*"
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 507db8f3..357c27e8 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ ci:
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.4.7
+    rev: v0.6.9
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix, --unsafe-fixes]
       - id: ruff-format
 
   - repo: https://github.com/abravalheri/validate-pyproject
-    rev: v0.18
+    rev: v0.20.2
     hooks:
       - id: validate-pyproject
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.10.0
+    rev: v1.11.2
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
         exclude: tests|examples
diff --git a/examples/demo_widget.py b/examples/demo_widget.py
index 1fa46a94..4756c191 100644
--- a/examples/demo_widget.py
+++ b/examples/demo_widget.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # patch for Qt 5.15 on macos >= 12
 os.environ["USE_MAC_SLIDER_PATCH"] = "1"
 
-from superqt import QRangeSlider  # noqa
+from superqt import QRangeSlider
 
 QSS = """
 QSlider {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7e779b9f..92e6eccc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pyside2 = ["pyside2"]
 # https://github.com/pyapp-kit/superqt/pull/177
 # https://github.com/pyapp-kit/superqt/pull/164
 # https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/PYSIDE-2627
-pyside6 = ["pyside6 !=6.5.0,!=6.5.1,!=6.6.2"]
+pyside6 = ["pyside6 !=6.5.0,!=6.5.1,!=6.6.2,<6.8"]
 pyqt5 = ["pyqt5"]
 pyqt6 = ["pyqt6<6.7"]
 font-fa5 = ["fonticon-fontawesome5"]
diff --git a/tests/test_ensure_thread.py b/tests/test_ensure_thread.py
index e35afeef..4a90f130 100644
--- a/tests/test_ensure_thread.py
+++ b/tests/test_ensure_thread.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def test_names(qapp):
     signature = inspect.signature(ob.check_object_thread_return_future)
     assert len(signature.parameters) == 1
     assert next(iter(signature.parameters.values())).name == "a"
-    assert next(iter(signature.parameters.values())).annotation == int
+    assert next(iter(signature.parameters.values())).annotation is int
     assert ob.check_main_thread_return.__name__ == "check_main_thread_return"