diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b5f504..f89a3dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ For the purpose of determining breaking changes:
 
 - Update license metadata as per [PEP 639](https://peps.python.org/pep-0639)
 - Add tests for PyPy 3.11
+- Upgrade dev dependencies
 
 ## [1.1.0] - 2024-10-10
 
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 8e11a56..42d2f91 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 -e .
 
 # build
-build==1.2.2
+build==1.3.0
 
 # docs
 mkdocs==1.6.1
 
 # lint
-ruff==0.6.9
+ruff==0.14.1
 
 # tests
-pytest==8.3.3
-pytest-cov==5.0.0
+pytest==8.4.2
+pytest-cov==7.0.0
 
 # type
-mypy==1.11.2
+mypy==1.18.2
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d686093..189d680 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ ignore_missing_imports = false
 follow_imports = "normal"
 mypy_path = "stubs"
 # Platform configuration
-python_version = 3.13
+python_version = "3.13"
 # Disallow dynamic typing
 disallow_any_unimported = true
 disallow_any_decorated = true
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ target-version = "py39"
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["ALL"]
 ignore = [
-    "ANN101",
-    "ANN102",
     "C901",
     "COM812",
     "D",
diff --git a/src/bigxml/__init__.py b/src/bigxml/__init__.py
index e5f6690..0133604 100644
--- a/src/bigxml/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bigxml/__init__.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     "HandlerTypeHelper",
     "Parser",
     "Streamable",
-    "xml_handle_element",
-    "xml_handle_text",
     "XMLElement",
     "XMLElementAttributes",
     "XMLText",
+    "xml_handle_element",
+    "xml_handle_text",
 )
diff --git a/src/bigxml/handle_mgr.py b/src/bigxml/handle_mgr.py
index ff0ffee..81ddb36 100644
--- a/src/bigxml/handle_mgr.py
+++ b/src/bigxml/handle_mgr.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def iter_from(
         ],
     ) -> Iterator[Union["XMLElement", T]]: ...
 
-    @overload  # type: ignore[misc]
+    @overload
     def iter_from(
         self,
         *handlers: Any,  # noqa: ANN401
diff --git a/src/bigxml/handler_creator.py b/src/bigxml/handler_creator.py
index 1b5b285..9e1bdc2 100644
--- a/src/bigxml/handler_creator.py
+++ b/src/bigxml/handler_creator.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def handle(
         return None
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _handle_from_class(  # type: ignore[misc]
+    def _handle_from_class(
         klass: type[Any], node: Union["XMLElement", "XMLText"]
     ) -> Optional[Iterable[object]]:
         # instantiate class
diff --git a/src/bigxml/handler_marker.py b/src/bigxml/handler_marker.py
index 5f10811..da37f41 100644
--- a/src/bigxml/handler_marker.py
+++ b/src/bigxml/handler_marker.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 class ___xml_handle_xxx_wrapped(Protocol[T_co]):  # noqa: N801
     # wrapper for classes
     @overload
-    def __call__(  # type: ignore[misc]
+    def __call__(
         self,
         obj: K,
     ) -> K: ...
@@ -49,22 +49,21 @@ def wrapper(obj: F) -> F:
         if isinstance(markable, staticmethod):
             # staticmethod(xml_handle_element(...)) works as expected
             # xml_handle_element(staticmethod(...)) needs special care
-            markable = cast(F, markable.__func__)
+            markable = cast("F", markable.__func__)
 
         add_mark(markable, tuple(args))
 
         return obj
 
     return cast(
-        ___xml_handle_xxx_wrapped[XMLElement],
+        "___xml_handle_xxx_wrapped[XMLElement]",
         wrapper,
     )
 
 
 # @xml_handle_text (for classes)
 @overload
-def xml_handle_text(obj: K, /) -> K:  # type: ignore[misc]
-    ...
+def xml_handle_text(obj: K, /) -> K: ...
 
 
 # @xml_handle_text (for functions)
diff --git a/src/bigxml/stream.py b/src/bigxml/stream.py
index bc40a12..7584a47 100644
--- a/src/bigxml/stream.py
+++ b/src/bigxml/stream.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def _flatten_stream(stream: Streamable) -> Generator[Optional[memoryview], int,
     # buffer protocol (bytes, etc.)
     try:
         # we try-except instead of isinstance(stream, Buffer) for compatibility reasons
-        yield memoryview(cast(Buffer, stream))
+        yield memoryview(cast("Buffer", stream))
         return  # noqa: TRY300
     except TypeError:
         pass
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def _flatten_stream(stream: Streamable) -> Generator[Optional[memoryview], int,
     if hasattr(stream, "read"):
         while True:
             size = yield None
-            data = cast(SupportsRead[Any], stream).read(size)
+            data = cast("SupportsRead[Any]", stream).read(size)
             if not data:
                 break  # EOF
             try:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def _flatten_stream(stream: Streamable) -> Generator[Optional[memoryview], int,
 
     # stream iterator (recursive)
     try:
-        substreams = iter(cast(Iterable[Streamable], stream))
+        substreams = iter(cast("Iterable[Streamable]", stream))
     except TypeError:
         # other types not supported
         raise TypeError(f"Invalid stream type: {type(stream).__name__}") from None
diff --git a/src/bigxml/utils.py b/src/bigxml/utils.py
index 0930820..0b1f3bc 100644
--- a/src/bigxml/utils.py
+++ b/src/bigxml/utils.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def __next__(self) -> T:
 def extract_namespace_name(name: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
     match = _EXTRACT_NAMESPACE_REGEX.match(name)
     if match:
-        return cast(tuple[str, str], match.groups())
+        return cast("tuple[str, str]", match.groups())
     return ("", name)
 
 
diff --git a/stubs/defusedxml/ElementTree.pyi b/stubs/defusedxml/ElementTree.pyi
index 45d7a93..d6b250e 100644
--- a/stubs/defusedxml/ElementTree.pyi
+++ b/stubs/defusedxml/ElementTree.pyi
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # ruff: noqa: FBT001
 # note: only used items are defined here, with used typing
 
-from typing import Iterator, Optional, Protocol, Sequence, TypeVar
+from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
+from typing import Optional, Protocol, TypeVar
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, ParseError
 
 _T_co = TypeVar("_T_co", covariant=True)
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@ def iterparse(
 
 class DefusedXmlException(ValueError): ...  # noqa: N818
 
-__all__ = ("DefusedXmlException", "Element", "iterparse", "ParseError")
+__all__ = ("DefusedXmlException", "Element", "ParseError", "iterparse")
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_namespaces.py b/tests/integration/test_namespaces.py
index a196807..139741c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_namespaces.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_namespaces.py
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ def handle_bbb(node: XMLElement) -> Iterator[tuple[str, str, str]]:
             )
             # note that a warning is emitted if there are attributes with various
             # namespaces but none without namespace
-            with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+            with pytest.warns(
+                UserWarning, match="Several alternatives for attribute name 'yyy'."
+            ):
                 # current implementation uses "first" attribute in that case
                 # but you should not rely on it and specify the namespace to use
                 yield ("bbb", "yyy default", node.attributes["yyy"])
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_ram_usage.py b/tests/integration/test_ram_usage.py
index 782b536..8239c72 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_ram_usage.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_ram_usage.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 @pytest.fixture
 def ram_usage() -> Iterator[Callable[[], float]]:
     try:
-        import tracemalloc
+        import tracemalloc  # noqa: PLC0415
     except ImportError:  # e.g. PyPy
         pytest.skip("tracemalloc module not available")
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_security.py b/tests/integration/test_security.py
index e69c451..901d315 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_security.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_security.py
@@ -104,13 +104,11 @@ def test_external_entities(xml: bytes, msg: str) -> None:
 
 
 def test_insecurely_allow_entities() -> None:
-    xml = (
-        b"<!DOCTYPE foobar [\n"
-        b'    <!ENTITY Omega "&#937;">\n'
-        b"]>\n"
-        b"<root>&Omega;</root>\n"
-    )
-    with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+    xml = b'<!DOCTYPE foobar [<!ENTITY Omega "&#937;">]>\n<root>&Omega;</root>\n'
+    with pytest.warns(
+        UserWarning,
+        match="Using 'insecurely_allow_entities' makes your code vulnerable to some XML attacks.",
+    ):
         parser = Parser(xml, insecurely_allow_entities=True)
     value = parser.return_from(handler_get_text)
     assert value == "Ω"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_handler_creator.py b/tests/unit/test_handler_creator.py
index f6d6ff0..478e45f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_handler_creator.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_handler_creator.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def create_nodes(
     for node_name in path:
         # the cast below is wrong but makes our life easier
         # plus that case is kind of tested in tests below
-        parents = tuple(cast(list[XMLElement], nodes))
+        parents = tuple(cast("list[XMLElement]", nodes))
         if node_name == ":text:":
             node: Union[XMLElement, XMLText] = XMLText(text="text", parents=parents)
         else:
@@ -631,7 +631,9 @@ def handle0(node: XMLElement) -> Iterable[tuple[str, XMLElement]]:
 
     nodes = create_nodes("x", "a")
     handler = create_handler(Handler)
-    with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+    with pytest.warns(
+        UserWarning, match="Items were yielded by some sub-handler of class Handler."
+    ):
         items = list(handler(nodes[0]))
     assert len(items) == 1
     assert isinstance(items[0], Handler)
@@ -651,7 +653,9 @@ def xml_handler() -> Iterable[tuple[str, None]]:
 
     nodes = create_nodes("x", "a")
     handler = create_handler(Handler)
-    with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+    with pytest.warns(
+        UserWarning, match="Items were yielded by some sub-handler of class Handler."
+    ):
         assert list(handler(nodes[0])) == [("end", None)]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_nodes_element_attributes.py b/tests/unit/test_nodes_element_attributes.py
index 6e1b9dd..9e20c82 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_nodes_element_attributes.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_nodes_element_attributes.py
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
 def test_get_without_namespace(key: str, value: str, should_warn: bool) -> None:
     context: AbstractContextManager[object] = nullcontext()
     if should_warn:
-        context = pytest.warns(UserWarning)
+        context = pytest.warns(
+            UserWarning, match=f"Several alternatives for attribute name '{key}'."
+        )
     with context:
         assert XML_ELEMENT_ATTRIBUTES[key] == value
 
@@ -89,5 +91,5 @@ def test_eq() -> None:
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("key", [r"{aaa", r"{aaa}{bbb"])
 def test_invalid_key(key: str) -> None:
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid key: '.*'"):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Invalid key: '.*'"):
         XMLElementAttributes({key: "foo"})
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_parser.py b/tests/unit/test_parser.py
index 11141bc..e62aebf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_parser.py
@@ -198,7 +198,10 @@ def root_handler(
     ) -> Iterator[tuple[str, Union[XMLElement, XMLText]]]:
         yield from node.iter_from(handler)
 
-    with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+    with pytest.warns(
+        UserWarning,
+        match="Using 'insecurely_allow_entities' makes your code vulnerable to some XML attacks.",
+    ):
         parser = Parser(xml, insecurely_allow_entities=True)
 
     assert list(parser.iter_from(root_handler)) == [("handler-yield-0", text_pi_node)]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_stream.py b/tests/unit/test_stream.py
index 39c164d..cf2a34e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_stream.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_stream.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def __repr__() -> str:
     ],
 )
 def test_types_invalid(stream: object, err_message: str) -> None:
-    stream = StreamChain(cast(Streamable, stream))
+    stream = StreamChain(cast("Streamable", stream))
     with pytest.raises(TypeError) as excinfo:
         stream.read(42)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils_get_mandatory_params.py b/tests/unit/test_utils_get_mandatory_params.py
index b4b683d..0627d5e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils_get_mandatory_params.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils_get_mandatory_params.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# ruff: noqa: ARG001
-
 from typing import Callable
 
 import pytest
@@ -57,9 +55,9 @@ def fct6(
         (dict, ()),
     ],
     ids=lambda x: str(x.__name__ if callable(x) else x),
-)  # type: ignore[misc]
+)
 # Typing note: see https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/13436
-def test_mandatory_params(
+def test_mandatory_params(  # type: ignore[misc]
     fct: Callable[..., object], expected: tuple[str, ...]
 ) -> None:
     assert get_mandatory_params(fct) == expected
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0c3117f..20995d9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ envlist =
 package = wheel
 wheel_build_env = .pkg # reuse same wheel across envs
 deps =
-    pytest==8.3.3
-    pytest-cov==5.0.0
+    pytest==8.4.2
+    pytest-cov==7.0.0
 passenv = PY_COLORS
 setenv =
     COVERAGE_FILE = {toxworkdir}/{envname}/.coverage
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ commands =
 [testenv:build]
 skip_install = true
 deps =
-    build==1.2.2
+    build==1.3.0
 commands =
     python -m build
 
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:lint]
 deps =
-    ruff==0.6.9
+    ruff==0.14.1
 commands =
     ruff check src docs tests
     ruff format --check src docs tests
 
 [testenv:type]
 deps =
-    mypy==1.11.2
-    pytest==8.3.3 # for typing
+    mypy==1.18.2
+    pytest==8.4.2 # for typing
 commands =
     mypy
     mypy --explicit-package-bases docs tests