diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ce0f4514..4f8469be 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repos:
     - --start_year=2023
   
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
-  rev: 25.9.0  # IF VERSION CHANGES --> MODIFY "blacken-docs" MANUALLY AS WELL!!
+  rev: 25.12.0  # IF VERSION CHANGES --> MODIFY "blacken-docs" MANUALLY AS WELL!!
   hooks:
   - id: black
     args:
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ repos:
 
 # this validates our github workflow files
 - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.34.1
+  rev: 0.36.0
   hooks:
     - id: check-github-workflows 
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/578.miscellaneous.md b/doc/changelog.d/578.miscellaneous.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49457b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/578.miscellaneous.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate