diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8823606..400220d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ email = "floss@frequenz.com"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev-flake8 = [
-  "flake8 == 7.2.0",
+  "flake8 == 7.3.0",
   "flake8-docstrings == 1.7.0",
   "flake8-pyproject == 1.2.3", # For reading the flake8 config from pyproject.toml
   "pydoclint == 0.6.6",
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ dev-pylint = [
   "frequenz-client-base[dev-mkdocs,dev-noxfile,dev-pytest]",
 ]
 dev-pytest = [
-  "pytest == 8.3.5",
+  "pytest == 8.4.1",
   "frequenz-repo-config[extra-lint-examples] == 0.13.4",
   "pytest-mock == 3.14.1",
   "pytest-asyncio == 1.0.0",
   "async-solipsism == 0.7",
-  "hypothesis == 6.132.0",
+  "hypothesis == 6.135.20",
   "frequenz-client-base",
 ]
 dev = [
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index a4aceb8..8850b9c 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ def _assert_is_disconnected(client: BaseApiClient[StubT]) -> None:
     """Assert that the client is disconnected."""
     assert not client.is_connected
 
-    with pytest.raises(ClientNotConnected, match=r"") as exc_info:
+    with pytest.raises(ClientNotConnected) as exc_info:
         _ = client.channel
     exc = exc_info.value
     assert exc.server_url == _DEFAULT_SERVER_URL
     assert exc.operation == "channel"
 
-    with pytest.raises(ClientNotConnected, match=r"") as exc_info:
+    with pytest.raises(ClientNotConnected) as exc_info:
         _ = client.channel
     exc = exc_info.value
     assert exc.server_url == _DEFAULT_SERVER_URL