diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 52c0a07..282d23a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pytest==8.3.4
 pytest-cov==6.0.0
 
 mypy==1.14.1
-ruff==0.6.3
+ruff==0.8.6
 safety==3.2.14
 
 # Packaging
diff --git a/src/yaml_to_markdown/md_converter_test.py b/src/yaml_to_markdown/md_converter_test.py
index 966c6e3..e8f992c 100644
--- a/src/yaml_to_markdown/md_converter_test.py
+++ b/src/yaml_to_markdown/md_converter_test.py
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ def test_process_section(
     ) -> None:
         output_writer = StringIO()
         md_converter = MDConverter()
-        _table_items = [deepcopy(itm) for itm in _TABLE_ITEMS]
-        _table_items.append(extra_item)
+        table_items = [deepcopy(itm) for itm in _TABLE_ITEMS]
+        table_items.append(extra_item)
         data: dict[str, Any] = {
-            "section-one": _table_items,
+            "section-one": table_items,
             "section-two": _LIST_ITEMS,
         }
         md_converter.convert(data, output_writer)