diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 06ef681..94325b6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ repos:
 
   # Python linting using ruff
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.6.1
+    rev: v0.6.4
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ repos:
 
   # Static type checking using mypy
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.11.1
+    rev: v1.11.2
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
         files: ^(src/mqt|tests)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ repos:
 
   # Check for spelling
   - repo: https://github.com/crate-ci/typos
-    rev: v1.23.6
+    rev: v1.24.5
     hooks:
       - id: typos
 
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ repos:
 
   # Check best practices for scientific Python code
   - repo: https://github.com/scientific-python/cookie
-    rev: 2024.04.23
+    rev: 2024.08.19
     hooks:
       - id: sp-repo-review
         additional_dependencies: ["repo-review[cli]"]
 
   # Check JSON schemata
   - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-    rev: 0.29.1
+    rev: 0.29.2
     hooks:
       - id: check-dependabot
       - id: check-github-workflows
@@ -123,6 +123,6 @@ repos:
 
   # Check the pyproject.toml file
   - repo: https://github.com/henryiii/validate-pyproject-schema-store
-    rev: 2024.08.08
+    rev: 2024.08.26
     hooks:
       - id: validate-pyproject
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 14e4fc4..8963bca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "qiskit>=1.0",
     "qiskit_optimization>=0.6",
     "qiskit_aer>=0.14",
-    "qiskit_aer<0.14.1; python_version < '3.10'", # temporarily upper cap because of https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-aer/issues/2167
     "pandas>=2.1.2",
     "numpy>=1.26",
     "qubovert>=1.2.5",
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ ignore_missing_imports = true
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 120
-src = ["src"]
 preview = true
 unsafe-fixes = true
 
diff --git a/src/mqt/qao/solvers.py b/src/mqt/qao/solvers.py
index aa3955c..b83995f 100644
--- a/src/mqt/qao/solvers.py
+++ b/src/mqt/qao/solvers.py
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ def check_constraint_optimal_solution(self, weak: bool = False) -> tuple[bool, l
 
         Return values:
         constraints_satisfy -- bool which is equal to True if all the constraints are satisfied
-        single_constraint_satisfy -- list of bool, saying which are the satisfied constraint and which are not
+        single_constraint_satisfy -- list of bool, saying which are the satisfied constraint and which are not satisfied
 
         """
         self.constraints_satisfy, self.single_constraint_satisfy = self.problem.constraints.check_constraint(