diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 514ba4a5a..e4f1cfb23 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ repos:
           - --rcfile=pylintrc  # Link to config file
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.2.0
+    rev: v1.4.1
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
         args:
           - --config-file=pyproject.toml
         additional_dependencies:
-          - pydantic
+          - pydantic~=1.10
           - types-PyYAML
           - types-paramiko
           - types-requests
diff --git a/anta/cli/utils.py b/anta/cli/utils.py
index fe68bab0e..4b2cfdf7f 100644
--- a/anta/cli/utils.py
+++ b/anta/cli/utils.py
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ def parse_inventory(ctx: click.Context, param: Option, value: str) -> AntaInvent
             insecure=ctx.params["insecure"],
         )
         logger.info(f"Inventory {value} loaded")
-        return inventory
     except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
         logger.critical(tb_to_str(exc))
         ctx.fail(f"Unable to parse ANTA Inventory file '{value}': {exc_to_str(exc)}")
-        return None
+
+    return inventory
 
 
 def parse_catalog(ctx: click.Context, param: Option, value: str) -> List[Tuple[Callable[..., TestResult], Dict[Any, Any]]]:
@@ -82,14 +82,13 @@ def parse_catalog(ctx: click.Context, param: Option, value: str) -> List[Tuple[C
     try:
         with open(value, "r", encoding="UTF-8") as file:
             data = safe_load(file)
-        return anta.loader.parse_catalog(data)
     # TODO catch proper exception
     # pylint: disable-next=broad-exception-caught
     except Exception as exc:
         logger.critical(tb_to_str(exc))
         ctx.fail(f"Unable to parse ANTA Tests Catalog file '{value}': {exc_to_str(exc)}")
 
-        return None
+    return anta.loader.parse_catalog(data)
 
 
 def setup_logging(ctx: click.Context, param: Option, value: str) -> str:
@@ -99,11 +98,11 @@ def setup_logging(ctx: click.Context, param: Option, value: str) -> str:
     """
     try:
         anta.loader.setup_logging(value)
-        return value
     except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
         logger.critical(tb_to_str(exc))
         ctx.fail(f"Unable to set ANTA logging level '{value}': {exc_to_str(exc)}")
-        return None
+
+    return value
 
 
 class EapiVersion(click.ParamType):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c37d50b5f..9b8b11e4c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ dev = [
   "black==23.3.0",
   "flake8==6.0.0",
   "isort==5.10.1",
-  "mypy~=1.2",
+  "mypy~=1.4",
   "mypy-extensions~=1.0",
   "pre-commit>=2.20.0",
   "pylint>=2.16.1",