diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 24f0e89..d71066d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.4.0  # Jan 19, 2023
+    rev: v5.0.0  # Jan 19, 2023
     hooks:
       - id: trailing-whitespace
       - id: check-added-large-files
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ repos:
       - id: python-use-type-annotations
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
-    rev: 6.0.0  # Nov 23, 2022
+    rev: 7.1.1  # Nov 23, 2022
     hooks:
       - id: flake8
         args: ['--ignore=W503,W504,F401,E121,E123,E126,E133']
 
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 22.12.0  # Dec 22, 2022
+    rev: 25.1.0  # Dec 22, 2022
     hooks:
       - id: black
diff --git a/exercises/exercise1.py b/exercises/exercise1.py
index 1356bf9..8bbced8 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise1.py
+++ b/exercises/exercise1.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Exercise Description: Returns a Hello World! string """
+"""Exercise Description: Returns a Hello World! string"""
 
 
 def hello_world() -> str:
diff --git a/exercises/exercise2.py b/exercises/exercise2.py
index abe6d2b..b60c7d3 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise2.py
+++ b/exercises/exercise2.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Exercise Description: Returns a Hello World! string """
+"""Exercise Description: Returns a Hello World! string"""
 
 
 def hello_world() -> str:
diff --git a/exercises/exercise3.py b/exercises/exercise3.py
index 8e2fcb5..f959a71 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise3.py
+++ b/exercises/exercise3.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Exercise Description: Returns a Hello World! string """
+"""Exercise Description: Returns a Hello World! string"""
 
 
 def hello_world() -> str:
diff --git a/exercises/exercise4.py b/exercises/exercise4.py
index 2954df1..0546990 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise4.py
+++ b/exercises/exercise4.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Exercise Description: Returns a Hello World! string """
+"""Exercise Description: Returns a Hello World! string"""
 
 
 def hello_world() -> str:
diff --git a/tests/exercise1_test.py b/tests/exercise1_test.py
index a9079d5..465b8b6 100644
--- a/tests/exercise1_test.py
+++ b/tests/exercise1_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Test Suite for Exercise 1"""
+
 import doctest
 
 
diff --git a/tests/exercise3_test.py b/tests/exercise3_test.py
index ed1a2a3..5a039d4 100644
--- a/tests/exercise3_test.py
+++ b/tests/exercise3_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Test Suite for Exercise 3"""
+
 import doctest