diff --git a/.maint/update_authors.py b/.maint/update_authors.py
index 5b357049..e6082bd9 100644
--- a/.maint/update_authors.py
+++ b/.maint/update_authors.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def read_md_table(md_text):
             break
 
         values = [v.strip() or None for v in line.split("|")][1:-1]
-        retval.append({k: v for k, v in zip(keys, values) if v})
+        retval.append({k: v for k, v in zip(keys, values, strict=True) if v})
 
     return retval
 
@@ -288,7 +288,12 @@ def _aslist(value):
     print("Authors (%d):" % len(hits))
     print(
         "%s."
-        % "; ".join(["%s \\ :sup:`%s`\\ " % (i["name"], idx) for i, idx in zip(hits, aff_indexes)])
+        % "; ".join(
+            [
+                "%s \\ :sup:`%s`\\ " % (i["name"], idx)
+                for i, idx in zip(hits, aff_indexes, strict=True)
+            ]
+        )
     )
 
     print(