diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2c7d17083..6c4b36953 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7973e812b..9b1137f34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.14
 
     - name: Prepare MSVC
-      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.12.1
+      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.13.0
       with:
         arch: x86
 
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.14
 
     - name: Prepare MSVC
-      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.12.1
+      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.13.0
       with:
         arch: x86
 
@@ -960,7 +960,6 @@ jobs:
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-gcc
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-pip
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-numpy
-          mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-scipy
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-cmake
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-make
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-pytest
@@ -968,6 +967,14 @@ jobs:
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-boost
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-catch
 
+    - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+      if: matrix.sys == 'mingw64'
+      with:
+        msystem: ${{matrix.sys}}
+        install: >-
+          git
+          mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-scipy
+
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Configure C++11
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b09fdfd25..5db12cc95 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ repos:
 
 # Ruff, the Python auto-correcting linter/formatter written in Rust
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-  rev: v0.1.6
+  rev: v0.1.9
   hooks:
   - id: ruff
     args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ repos:
 
 # Check static types with mypy
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-  rev: "v1.7.1"
+  rev: "v1.8.0"
   hooks:
   - id: mypy
     args: []
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ repos:
 
 # PyLint has native support - not always usable, but works for us
 - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint
-  rev: "v3.0.1"
+  rev: "v3.0.3"
   hooks:
   - id: pylint
     files: ^pybind11
diff --git a/include/pybind11/stl.h b/include/pybind11/stl.h
index 2155e7472..9ce79a1b9 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/stl.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/stl.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct list_caster {
         auto s = reinterpret_borrow<sequence>(src);
         value.clear();
         reserve_maybe(s, &value);
-        for (auto it : s) {
+        for (const auto &it : s) {
             value_conv conv;
             if (!conv.load(it, convert)) {
                 return false;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public:
             return false;
         }
         size_t ctr = 0;
-        for (auto it : l) {
+        for (const auto &it : l) {
             value_conv conv;
             if (!conv.load(it, convert)) {
                 return false;
diff --git a/include/pybind11/stl_bind.h b/include/pybind11/stl_bind.h
index bc8dcfc63..3d24bc5a1 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/stl_bind.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/stl_bind.h
@@ -645,49 +645,50 @@ auto map_if_insertion_operator(Class_ &cl, std::string const &name)
         "Return the canonical string representation of this map.");
 }
 
-template <typename KeyType>
 struct keys_view {
     virtual size_t len() = 0;
     virtual iterator iter() = 0;
-    virtual bool contains(const KeyType &k) = 0;
-    virtual bool contains(const object &k) = 0;
+    virtual bool contains(const handle &k) = 0;
     virtual ~keys_view() = default;
 };
 
-template <typename MappedType>
 struct values_view {
     virtual size_t len() = 0;
     virtual iterator iter() = 0;
     virtual ~values_view() = default;
 };
 
-template <typename KeyType, typename MappedType>
 struct items_view {
     virtual size_t len() = 0;
     virtual iterator iter() = 0;
     virtual ~items_view() = default;
 };
 
-template <typename Map, typename KeysView>
-struct KeysViewImpl : public KeysView {
+template <typename Map>
+struct KeysViewImpl : public detail::keys_view {
     explicit KeysViewImpl(Map &map) : map(map) {}
     size_t len() override { return map.size(); }
     iterator iter() override { return make_key_iterator(map.begin(), map.end()); }
-    bool contains(const typename Map::key_type &k) override { return map.find(k) != map.end(); }
-    bool contains(const object &) override { return false; }
+    bool contains(const handle &k) override {
+        try {
+            return map.find(k.template cast<typename Map::key_type>()) != map.end();
+        } catch (const cast_error &) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
     Map &map;
 };
 
-template <typename Map, typename ValuesView>
-struct ValuesViewImpl : public ValuesView {
+template <typename Map>
+struct ValuesViewImpl : public detail::values_view {
     explicit ValuesViewImpl(Map &map) : map(map) {}
     size_t len() override { return map.size(); }
     iterator iter() override { return make_value_iterator(map.begin(), map.end()); }
     Map &map;
 };
 
-template <typename Map, typename ItemsView>
-struct ItemsViewImpl : public ItemsView {
+template <typename Map>
+struct ItemsViewImpl : public detail::items_view {
     explicit ItemsViewImpl(Map &map) : map(map) {}
     size_t len() override { return map.size(); }
     iterator iter() override { return make_iterator(map.begin(), map.end()); }
@@ -700,11 +701,9 @@ template <typename Map, typename holder_type = default_holder_type<Map>, typenam
 class_<Map, holder_type> bind_map(handle scope, const std::string &name, Args &&...args) {
     using KeyType = typename Map::key_type;
     using MappedType = typename Map::mapped_type;
-    using StrippedKeyType = detail::remove_cvref_t<KeyType>;
-    using StrippedMappedType = detail::remove_cvref_t<MappedType>;
-    using KeysView = detail::keys_view<StrippedKeyType>;
-    using ValuesView = detail::values_view<StrippedMappedType>;
-    using ItemsView = detail::items_view<StrippedKeyType, StrippedMappedType>;
+    using KeysView = detail::keys_view;
+    using ValuesView = detail::values_view;
+    using ItemsView = detail::items_view;
     using Class_ = class_<Map, holder_type>;
 
     // If either type is a non-module-local bound type then make the map binding non-local as well;
@@ -718,39 +717,20 @@ class_<Map, holder_type> bind_map(handle scope, const std::string &name, Args &&
     }
 
     Class_ cl(scope, name.c_str(), pybind11::module_local(local), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-    static constexpr auto key_type_descr = detail::make_caster<KeyType>::name;
-    static constexpr auto mapped_type_descr = detail::make_caster<MappedType>::name;
-    std::string key_type_name(key_type_descr.text), mapped_type_name(mapped_type_descr.text);
 
-    // If key type isn't properly wrapped, fall back to C++ names
-    if (key_type_name == "%") {
-        key_type_name = detail::type_info_description(typeid(KeyType));
-    }
-    // Similarly for value type:
-    if (mapped_type_name == "%") {
-        mapped_type_name = detail::type_info_description(typeid(MappedType));
-    }
-
-    // Wrap KeysView[KeyType] if it wasn't already wrapped
+    // Wrap KeysView if it wasn't already wrapped
     if (!detail::get_type_info(typeid(KeysView))) {
-        class_<KeysView> keys_view(
-            scope, ("KeysView[" + key_type_name + "]").c_str(), pybind11::module_local(local));
+        class_<KeysView> keys_view(scope, "KeysView", pybind11::module_local(local));
         keys_view.def("__len__", &KeysView::len);
         keys_view.def("__iter__",
                       &KeysView::iter,
                       keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep view alive while iterator exists */
         );
-        keys_view.def("__contains__",
-                      static_cast<bool (KeysView::*)(const KeyType &)>(&KeysView::contains));
-        // Fallback for when the object is not of the key type
-        keys_view.def("__contains__",
-                      static_cast<bool (KeysView::*)(const object &)>(&KeysView::contains));
+        keys_view.def("__contains__", &KeysView::contains);
     }
     // Similarly for ValuesView:
     if (!detail::get_type_info(typeid(ValuesView))) {
-        class_<ValuesView> values_view(scope,
-                                       ("ValuesView[" + mapped_type_name + "]").c_str(),
-                                       pybind11::module_local(local));
+        class_<ValuesView> values_view(scope, "ValuesView", pybind11::module_local(local));
         values_view.def("__len__", &ValuesView::len);
         values_view.def("__iter__",
                         &ValuesView::iter,
@@ -759,10 +739,7 @@ class_<Map, holder_type> bind_map(handle scope, const std::string &name, Args &&
     }
     // Similarly for ItemsView:
     if (!detail::get_type_info(typeid(ItemsView))) {
-        class_<ItemsView> items_view(
-            scope,
-            ("ItemsView[" + key_type_name + ", ").append(mapped_type_name + "]").c_str(),
-            pybind11::module_local(local));
+        class_<ItemsView> items_view(scope, "ItemsView", pybind11::module_local(local));
         items_view.def("__len__", &ItemsView::len);
         items_view.def("__iter__",
                        &ItemsView::iter,
@@ -788,25 +765,19 @@ class_<Map, holder_type> bind_map(handle scope, const std::string &name, Args &&
 
     cl.def(
         "keys",
-        [](Map &m) {
-            return std::unique_ptr<KeysView>(new detail::KeysViewImpl<Map, KeysView>(m));
-        },
+        [](Map &m) { return std::unique_ptr<KeysView>(new detail::KeysViewImpl<Map>(m)); },
         keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep map alive while view exists */
     );
 
     cl.def(
         "values",
-        [](Map &m) {
-            return std::unique_ptr<ValuesView>(new detail::ValuesViewImpl<Map, ValuesView>(m));
-        },
+        [](Map &m) { return std::unique_ptr<ValuesView>(new detail::ValuesViewImpl<Map>(m)); },
         keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep map alive while view exists */
     );
 
     cl.def(
         "items",
-        [](Map &m) {
-            return std::unique_ptr<ItemsView>(new detail::ItemsViewImpl<Map, ItemsView>(m));
-        },
+        [](Map &m) { return std::unique_ptr<ItemsView>(new detail::ItemsViewImpl<Map>(m)); },
         keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep map alive while view exists */
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/test_smart_ptr.cpp b/tests/test_smart_ptr.cpp
index 4271b421d..1d1d8a16e 100644
--- a/tests/test_smart_ptr.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_smart_ptr.cpp
@@ -103,21 +103,26 @@ private:
     int value;
 };
 
+template <typename T>
+std::unordered_set<T *> &pointer_set() {
+    // https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Static_and_Global_Variables
+    static auto singleton = new std::unordered_set<T *>();
+    return *singleton;
+}
+
 // test_unique_nodelete
 // Object with a private destructor
-class MyObject4;
-std::unordered_set<MyObject4 *> myobject4_instances;
 class MyObject4 {
 public:
     explicit MyObject4(int value) : value{value} {
         print_created(this);
-        myobject4_instances.insert(this);
+        pointer_set<MyObject4>().insert(this);
     }
     int value;
 
     static void cleanupAllInstances() {
-        auto tmp = std::move(myobject4_instances);
-        myobject4_instances.clear();
+        auto tmp = std::move(pointer_set<MyObject4>());
+        pointer_set<MyObject4>().clear();
         for (auto *o : tmp) {
             delete o;
         }
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     ~MyObject4() {
-        myobject4_instances.erase(this);
+        pointer_set<MyObject4>().erase(this);
         print_destroyed(this);
     }
 };
@@ -133,19 +138,17 @@ private:
 // test_unique_deleter
 // Object with std::unique_ptr<T, D> where D is not matching the base class
 // Object with a protected destructor
-class MyObject4a;
-std::unordered_set<MyObject4a *> myobject4a_instances;
 class MyObject4a {
 public:
     explicit MyObject4a(int i) : value{i} {
         print_created(this);
-        myobject4a_instances.insert(this);
+        pointer_set<MyObject4a>().insert(this);
     };
     int value;
 
     static void cleanupAllInstances() {
-        auto tmp = std::move(myobject4a_instances);
-        myobject4a_instances.clear();
+        auto tmp = std::move(pointer_set<MyObject4a>());
+        pointer_set<MyObject4a>().clear();
         for (auto *o : tmp) {
             delete o;
         }
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual ~MyObject4a() {
-        myobject4a_instances.erase(this);
+        pointer_set<MyObject4a>().erase(this);
         print_destroyed(this);
     }
 };
diff --git a/tests/test_stl_binders.cpp b/tests/test_stl_binders.cpp
index e52a03b6d..96af9a4c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_stl_binders.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_stl_binders.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ TEST_SUBMODULE(stl_binders, m) {
     py::bind_map<std::unordered_map<std::string, double const>>(m,
                                                                 "UnorderedMapStringDoubleConst");
 
+    // test_map_view_types
+    py::bind_map<std::map<std::string, float>>(m, "MapStringFloat");
+    py::bind_map<std::unordered_map<std::string, float>>(m, "UnorderedMapStringFloat");
+
+    py::bind_map<std::map<std::pair<double, int>, int32_t>>(m, "MapPairDoubleIntInt32");
+    py::bind_map<std::map<std::pair<double, int>, int64_t>>(m, "MapPairDoubleIntInt64");
+
+    py::bind_map<std::map<int, py::object>>(m, "MapIntObject");
+    py::bind_map<std::map<std::string, py::object>>(m, "MapStringObject");
+
     py::class_<E_nc>(m, "ENC").def(py::init<int>()).def_readwrite("value", &E_nc::value);
 
     // test_noncopyable_containers
diff --git a/tests/test_stl_binders.py b/tests/test_stl_binders.py
index c00d45b92..d1bf64aa0 100644
--- a/tests/test_stl_binders.py
+++ b/tests/test_stl_binders.py
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ def test_map_view_types():
     map_string_double_const = m.MapStringDoubleConst()
     unordered_map_string_double_const = m.UnorderedMapStringDoubleConst()
 
-    assert map_string_double.keys().__class__.__name__ == "KeysView[str]"
-    assert map_string_double.values().__class__.__name__ == "ValuesView[float]"
-    assert map_string_double.items().__class__.__name__ == "ItemsView[str, float]"
+    assert map_string_double.keys().__class__.__name__ == "KeysView"
+    assert map_string_double.values().__class__.__name__ == "ValuesView"
+    assert map_string_double.items().__class__.__name__ == "ItemsView"
 
     keys_type = type(map_string_double.keys())
     assert type(unordered_map_string_double.keys()) is keys_type
@@ -336,6 +336,30 @@ def test_map_view_types():
     assert type(map_string_double_const.items()) is items_type
     assert type(unordered_map_string_double_const.items()) is items_type
 
+    map_string_float = m.MapStringFloat()
+    unordered_map_string_float = m.UnorderedMapStringFloat()
+
+    assert type(map_string_float.keys()) is keys_type
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_float.keys()) is keys_type
+    assert type(map_string_float.values()) is values_type
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_float.values()) is values_type
+    assert type(map_string_float.items()) is items_type
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_float.items()) is items_type
+
+    map_pair_double_int_int32 = m.MapPairDoubleIntInt32()
+    map_pair_double_int_int64 = m.MapPairDoubleIntInt64()
+
+    assert type(map_pair_double_int_int32.values()) is values_type
+    assert type(map_pair_double_int_int64.values()) is values_type
+
+    map_int_object = m.MapIntObject()
+    map_string_object = m.MapStringObject()
+
+    assert type(map_int_object.keys()) is keys_type
+    assert type(map_string_object.keys()) is keys_type
+    assert type(map_int_object.items()) is items_type
+    assert type(map_string_object.items()) is items_type
+
 
 def test_recursive_vector():
     recursive_vector = m.RecursiveVector()
diff --git a/tools/pybind11NewTools.cmake b/tools/pybind11NewTools.cmake
index cd88a6450..9fe2eb08d 100644
--- a/tools/pybind11NewTools.cmake
+++ b/tools/pybind11NewTools.cmake
@@ -110,15 +110,17 @@ if(NOT DEFINED ${_Python}_EXECUTABLE)
 
 endif()
 
-if(NOT ${_Python}_EXECUTABLE STREQUAL PYBIND11_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_LAST)
+if(DEFINED PYBIND11_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_LAST AND NOT ${_Python}_EXECUTABLE STREQUAL
+                                               PYBIND11_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_LAST)
   # Detect changes to the Python version/binary in subsequent CMake runs, and refresh config if needed
   unset(PYTHON_IS_DEBUG CACHE)
   unset(PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION CACHE)
-  set(PYBIND11_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_LAST
-      "${${_Python}_EXECUTABLE}"
-      CACHE INTERNAL "Python executable during the last CMake run")
 endif()
 
+set(PYBIND11_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_LAST
+    "${${_Python}_EXECUTABLE}"
+    CACHE INTERNAL "Python executable during the last CMake run")
+
 if(NOT DEFINED PYTHON_IS_DEBUG)
   # Debug check - see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/646518/python-how-to-detect-debug-Interpreter
   execute_process(