diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1aea471..b24202b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ repos:
     - id: trailing-whitespace
     - id: end-of-file-fixer
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.16.0
+    rev: v1.17.1
     hooks:
     - id: mypy
 -   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.11.13
+    rev: v0.12.7
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
diff --git a/labellines/core.py b/labellines/core.py
index 9c8ba7a..c0872a9 100644
--- a/labellines/core.py
+++ b/labellines/core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 import warnings
-from typing import Optional, Union
 from datetime import timedelta
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
@@ -17,13 +20,16 @@
 from .line_label import LineLabel
 from .utils import maximum_bipartite_matching, normalize_xydata
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from line_label import Position
+
 
 # Label line with line2D label data
 def labelLine(
     line: Line2D,
-    x,
-    label: Optional[str] = None,
-    align: Optional[bool] = None,
+    x: Position,
+    label: str | None = None,
+    align: bool | None = None,
     drop_label: bool = False,
     xoffset: float = 0,
     xoffset_logspace: bool = False,
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ def labelLine(
     yoffset_logspace: bool = False,
     outline_color: str = "auto",
     outline_width: float = 8,
-    rotation: Optional[float] = None,
+    rotation: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
     """
@@ -107,16 +113,16 @@ def labelLine(
 
 
 def labelLines(
-    lines: Optional[list[Line2D]] = None,
-    align: Optional[bool] = None,
-    xvals: Optional[Union[tuple[float, float], list[float]]] = None,
+    lines: list[Line2D] | None = None,
+    align: bool | None = None,
+    xvals: tuple[Position, Position] | list[Position] | None = None,
     drop_label: bool = False,
     shrink_factor: float = 0.05,
-    xoffsets: Union[float, list[float]] = 0,
-    yoffsets: Union[float, list[float]] = 0,
+    xoffsets: float | list[float] = 0,
+    yoffsets: float | list[float] = 0,
     outline_color: str = "auto",
     outline_width: float = 5,
-    rotation: Optional[bool] = None,
+    rotation: bool | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
     """Label all lines with their respective legends.
@@ -266,8 +272,9 @@ def labelLines(
         if not (xmin <= xv <= xmax):
             warnings.warn(
                 (
-                    f"The value at position {i} in `xvals` is outside the range of its "
-                    f"associated line ({xmin=}, {xmax=}, xval={xv}). "
+                    f"The value at position {i} in `xvals` is outside the "
+                    "range of its associated line "
+                    f"({xmin=}, {xmax=}, xval={xv}). "
                     "Clipping it into the allowed range."
                 ),
                 UserWarning,
diff --git a/labellines/line_label.py b/labellines/line_label.py
index b97b556..08f1ff8 100644
--- a/labellines/line_label.py
+++ b/labellines/line_label.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from datetime import datetime
-    from typing import Any, Literal, Optional, Union
+    from typing import Any, Literal, Union
 
     from matplotlib.axes import Axes
     from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         line: Line2D,
         x: Position,
-        label: Optional[str] = None,
-        align: Optional[bool] = None,
+        label: str | None = None,
+        align: bool | None = None,
         xoffset: float = 0,
         xoffset_logspace: bool = False,
         yoffset: float = 0,
         yoffset_logspace: bool = False,
-        outline_color: Optional[Union[AutoLiteral, ColorLike]] = "auto",
+        outline_color: AutoLiteral | ColorLike | None = "auto",
         outline_width: float = 8,
-        rotation: Optional[float] = None,
+        rotation: float | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 643d542..cc010bb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ filterwarnings = [
 ]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
-ignore = ["N802", "N806", "C901", "UP007"]
+ignore = ["N802", "N806", "C901"]
 select = ["E", "C", "F", "UP", "B", "A", "YTT", "S", "N"]