diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ba7a5e446..268326f0b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ spectrafit-pptx-converter = "spectrafit.plugins.pptx_converter:command_line_runn
 dev = [
   "mypy>=1.9.0,<2",
   "black[jupyter]~=24.0",
-  "pre-commit<=3.7.1 ; python_version < '3.9'",
+  "pre-commit<=3.8.0; python_version < '3.9'",
   "pre-commit>=3.7.1,<4 ; python_version >= '3.9'",
   "pytest>=7.1.3,<9.0.0",
   "pytest-clarity>=1.0.1,<2",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 47833fcfd..a21ca01e8 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -6056,7 +6056,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "bump-pydantic", specifier = ">=0.8.0,<0.9" },
     { name = "dash", extras = ["testing"], specifier = ">=2.7.1,<3" },
     { name = "mypy", specifier = ">=1.9.0,<2" },
-    { name = "pre-commit", marker = "python_full_version < '3.9'", specifier = "<=3.7.1" },
+    { name = "pre-commit", marker = "python_full_version < '3.9'", specifier = "<=3.8.0" },
     { name = "pre-commit", marker = "python_full_version >= '3.9'", specifier = ">=3.7.1,<4" },
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=7.1.3,<9.0.0" },
     { name = "pytest-clarity", specifier = ">=1.0.1,<2" },