diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 616cb24..a204d47 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repos:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
-    rev: 25.12.0
+    rev: 26.1.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
         args: [--line-length=128, --extend-exclude=.ipynb, --verbose]
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 734d1ca..d050426 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ def test_remove_parameters_returns_from_docstring():
         parameters=["returns_indicator", "parameters_indicator"],
         returns="new_doc",
     )
-    assert (
-        new_docstring
-        == """Remove parameters and/or returns from docstring,
+    assert new_docstring == """Remove parameters and/or returns from docstring,
     which is of the format of numpydoc.
 
     Parameters
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ def test_remove_parameters_returns_from_docstring():
     None
 
     """
-    )
 
     new_docstring = remove_parameters_returns_from_docstring(
         remove_parameters_returns_from_docstring.__doc__,