diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7c4316192..51b6f0a41 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ repos:
 
 # Black, the code formatter, natively supports pre-commit
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-  rev: "23.1.0" # Keep in sync with blacken-docs
+  rev: "23.3.0" # Keep in sync with blacken-docs
   hooks:
   - id: black
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ repos:
   hooks:
   - id: blacken-docs
     additional_dependencies:
-    - black==23.1.0 # keep in sync with black hook
+    - black==23.3.0 # keep in sync with black hook
 
 # Changes tabs to spaces
 - repo: https://github.com/Lucas-C/pre-commit-hooks
-  rev: "v1.4.2"
+  rev: "v1.5.1"
   hooks:
   - id: remove-tabs
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ repos:
 
 # Ruff, the Python auto-correcting linter written in Rust
 - repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
-  rev: v0.0.254
+  rev: v0.0.263
   hooks:
   - id: ruff
     args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ repos:
 
 # PyLint has native support - not always usable, but works for us
 - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint
-  rev: "v2.16.4"
+  rev: "v3.0.0a6"
   hooks:
   - id: pylint
     files: ^pybind11
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ repos:
 
 # Check static types with mypy
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-  rev: "v1.0.1"
+  rev: "v1.1.1"
   hooks:
   - id: mypy
     args: []
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ repos:
 # Use tools/codespell_ignore_lines_from_errors.py
 # to rebuild .codespell-ignore-lines
 - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-  rev: "v2.2.2"
+  rev: "v2.2.4"
   hooks:
   - id: codespell
     exclude: ".supp$"
-    args: ["-x", ".codespell-ignore-lines"]
+    args: ["-x.codespell-ignore-lines", "-Lccompiler"]
 
 # Check for common shell mistakes
 - repo: https://github.com/shellcheck-py/shellcheck-py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ repos:
 
 # Clang format the codebase automatically
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
-  rev: "v15.0.7"
+  rev: "v16.0.0"
   hooks:
   - id: clang-format
     types_or: [c++, c, cuda]
diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h b/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
index 34dcd26ce..8f3d0f379 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ struct value_and_holder {
 
     // Main constructor for a found value/holder:
     value_and_holder(instance *i, const detail::type_info *type, size_t vpos, size_t index)
-        : inst{i}, index{index}, type{type}, vh{inst->simple_layout
-                                                    ? inst->simple_value_holder
-                                                    : &inst->nonsimple.values_and_holders[vpos]} {}
+        : inst{i}, index{index}, type{type},
+          vh{inst->simple_layout ? inst->simple_value_holder
+                                 : &inst->nonsimple.values_and_holders[vpos]} {}
 
     // Default constructor (used to signal a value-and-holder not found by get_value_and_holder())
     value_and_holder() = default;
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 96cf84265..e3655aca7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,3 +93,4 @@ isort.known-first-party = ["env", "pybind11_cross_module_tests", "pybind11_tests
 
 [tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
 "tests/**" = ["EM", "N"]
+"tests/test_call_policies.py" = ["PLC1901"]
diff --git a/tests/test_iostream.py b/tests/test_iostream.py
index 79b2a2b8c..d283eb152 100644
--- a/tests/test_iostream.py
+++ b/tests/test_iostream.py
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ def test_captured(capsys):
     m.captured_output(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
     m.captured_err(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
-    assert stdout == ""
+    assert not stdout
     assert stderr == msg
 
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_captured_large_string(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_2byte_offset0(capsys):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_2byte_offset0(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_2byte_offset1(capsys):
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_2byte_offset1(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_3byte_offset0(capsys):
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_3byte_offset0(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_3byte_offset1(capsys):
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_3byte_offset1(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_3byte_offset2(capsys):
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_3byte_offset2(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_4byte_offset0(capsys):
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_4byte_offset0(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_4byte_offset1(capsys):
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_4byte_offset1(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_4byte_offset2(capsys):
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_4byte_offset2(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_captured_utf8_4byte_offset3(capsys):
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def test_captured_utf8_4byte_offset3(capsys):
     m.captured_output_default(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_guard_capture(capsys):
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def test_guard_capture(capsys):
     m.guard_output(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
 
 
 def test_series_captured(capture):
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def test_flush(capfd):
     with m.ostream_redirect():
         m.noisy_function(msg, flush=False)
         stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
-        assert stdout == ""
+        assert not stdout
 
         m.noisy_function(msg2, flush=True)
         stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
@@ -164,15 +164,15 @@ def test_not_captured(capfd):
         m.raw_output(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
-    assert stream.getvalue() == ""
+    assert not stderr
+    assert not stream.getvalue()
 
     stream = StringIO()
     with redirect_stdout(stream):
         m.captured_output(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert stdout == ""
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stdout
+    assert not stderr
     assert stream.getvalue() == msg
 
 
@@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ def test_err(capfd):
     with redirect_stderr(stream):
         m.raw_err(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert stdout == ""
+    assert not stdout
     assert stderr == msg
-    assert stream.getvalue() == ""
+    assert not stream.getvalue()
 
     stream = StringIO()
     with redirect_stderr(stream):
         m.captured_err(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert stdout == ""
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stdout
+    assert not stderr
     assert stream.getvalue() == msg
 
 
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ def test_redirect(capfd):
         m.raw_output(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stream.getvalue() == ""
+    assert not stream.getvalue()
 
     stream = StringIO()
     with redirect_stdout(stream), m.ostream_redirect():
         m.raw_output(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert stdout == ""
+    assert not stdout
     assert stream.getvalue() == msg
 
     stream = StringIO()
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def test_redirect(capfd):
         m.raw_output(msg)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stream.getvalue() == ""
+    assert not stream.getvalue()
 
 
 def test_redirect_err(capfd):
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def test_redirect_err(capfd):
         m.raw_err(msg2)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
     assert stdout == msg
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stderr
     assert stream.getvalue() == msg2
 
 
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ def test_redirect_both(capfd):
         m.raw_output(msg)
         m.raw_err(msg2)
     stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert stdout == ""
-    assert stderr == ""
+    assert not stdout
+    assert not stderr
     assert stream.getvalue() == msg
     assert stream2.getvalue() == msg2
 
diff --git a/tests/test_stl.py b/tests/test_stl.py
index b7a0d1c0d..2d9dcc89f 100644
--- a/tests/test_stl.py
+++ b/tests/test_stl.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def test_issue_1561():
     """check fix for issue #1561"""
     bar = m.Issue1561Outer()
     bar.list = [m.Issue1561Inner("bar")]
-    bar.list
+    assert bar.list
     assert bar.list[0].data == "bar"