diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 98e9160d..1302ad94 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ## Upgrading
 
 * `Client.stream()` will now raise an Exception when the connection is lost.
+* `Client.create()` and `Client.list() now take all optional arguments as keyword-only arguments.
 
 ## New Features
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d0b60da9..647f3d51 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 requires = [
   "setuptools == 68.1.0",
   "setuptools_scm[toml] == 7.1.0",
-  "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.9.2",
+  "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.10.0",
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
@@ -52,49 +52,49 @@ name = "Frequenz Energy-as-a-Service GmbH"
 email = "floss@frequenz.com"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-cli = ["asyncclick == 8.1.7.2", "prompt-toolkit == 3.0.47", "parsedatetime==2.6", "tzlocal==5.2"]
+cli = ["asyncclick == 8.1.7.2", "prompt-toolkit == 3.0.48", "parsedatetime==2.6", "tzlocal==5.2"]
 
 dev-flake8 = [
-  "flake8 == 7.1.0",
+  "flake8 == 7.1.1",
   "flake8-docstrings == 1.7.0",
   "flake8-pyproject == 1.2.3",  # For reading the flake8 config from pyproject.toml
-  "pydoclint == 0.5.3",
+  "pydoclint == 0.5.9",
   "pydocstyle == 6.3.0",
 ]
-dev-formatting = ["black == 24.4.2", "isort == 5.13.2"]
+dev-formatting = ["black == 24.8.0", "isort == 5.13.2"]
 dev-mkdocs = [
-  "black == 24.4.2",
-  "Markdown==3.6",
-  "mike == 2.1.2",
+  "black == 24.8.0",
+  "Markdown==3.7",
+  "mike == 2.1.3",
   "mkdocs-gen-files == 0.5.0",
   "mkdocs-literate-nav == 0.6.1",
-  "mkdocs-macros-plugin == 1.0.5",
-  "mkdocs-material == 9.5.27",
-  "mkdocstrings[python] == 0.25.1",
-  "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.9.2",
+  "mkdocs-macros-plugin == 1.2.0",
+  "mkdocs-material == 9.5.39",
+  "mkdocstrings[python] == 0.26.1",
+  "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.10.0",
 ]
 dev-mypy = [
-  "mypy == 1.10.1",
-  "types-Markdown == 3.6.0.20240316",
+  "mypy == 1.11.2",
+  "types-Markdown == 3.7.0.20240822",
   # For checking the noxfile, docs/ script, and tests
   "frequenz-client-dispatch[cli,dev-mkdocs,dev-noxfile,dev-pytest]",
   "grpc-stubs == 1.53.0.5",
-  "types-protobuf == 5.27.0.20240626",
+  "types-protobuf == 5.28.0.20240924",
 ]
-dev-noxfile = ["nox == 2024.4.15", "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.9.2"]
+dev-noxfile = ["nox == 2024.4.15", "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.10.0"]
 dev-pylint = [
-  "pylint == 3.2.5",
+  "pylint == 3.3.1",
   # For checking the noxfile, docs/ script, and tests
   "frequenz-client-dispatch[cli,dev-mkdocs,dev-noxfile,dev-pytest]",
   "frequenz-api-dispatch >= 0.15.1, < 0.16",
 ]
 dev-pytest = [
-  "pytest == 8.2.2",
-  "frequenz-repo-config[extra-lint-examples] == 0.9.2",
+  "pytest == 8.3.3",
+  "frequenz-repo-config[extra-lint-examples] == 0.10.0",
   "pytest-mock == 3.14.0",
-  "pytest-asyncio == 0.23.7",
-  "async-solipsism == 0.6",
-  "hypothesis == 6.104.2",
+  "pytest-asyncio == 0.24.0",
+  "async-solipsism == 0.7",
+  "hypothesis == 6.112.2",
   "frequenz-client-dispatch[cli]",
 ]
 dev = [
diff --git a/src/frequenz/client/dispatch/_client.py b/src/frequenz/client/dispatch/_client.py
index 8f24b788..8af510d7 100644
--- a/src/frequenz/client/dispatch/_client.py
+++ b/src/frequenz/client/dispatch/_client.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def __init__(
     async def list(
         self,
         microgrid_id: int,
+        *,
         component_selectors: Iterator[ComponentSelector] = iter(()),
         start_from: datetime | None = None,
         start_to: datetime | None = None,
@@ -231,13 +232,14 @@ def _get_stream(
 
         return broadcaster
 
-    async def create(
+    async def create(  # pylint: disable=too-many-positional-arguments
         self,
         microgrid_id: int,
         type: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         start_time: datetime,
         duration: timedelta | None,
         selector: ComponentSelector,
+        *,
         active: bool = True,
         dry_run: bool = False,
         payload: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
@@ -265,7 +267,6 @@ async def create(
 
         Raises:
             ValueError: If start_time is in the past.
-            ValueError: If the created dispatch could not be found.
         """
         if start_time <= datetime.now(tz=start_time.tzinfo):
             raise ValueError("start_time must not be in the past")
diff --git a/tests/test_dispatch_cli.py b/tests/test_dispatch_cli.py
index 25f2c93b..92e67b32 100644
--- a/tests/test_dispatch_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_dispatch_cli.py
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ def mock_client(fake_client: FakeClient) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         yield
 
 
+# For test functions we want to disable some pylint checks, we need many (positional)
+# arguments to pass fixtures, these functions are not meant to be called directly, and
+# having too many locals in tests is not a problem either.
+# pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments,too-many-locals
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "dispatches, microgrid_id, expected_output, expected_return_code",
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ def mock_client(fake_client: FakeClient) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         ),
     ],
 )
-async def test_list_command(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+async def test_list_command(
     runner: CliRunner,
     fake_client: FakeClient,
     dispatches: dict[int, list[Dispatch]],
@@ -305,7 +311,7 @@ async def test_list_command(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         ),
     ],
 )
-async def test_create_command(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-locals
+async def test_create_command(
     runner: CliRunner,
     fake_client: FakeClient,
     args: list[str],
@@ -529,7 +535,7 @@ async def test_create_command(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-lo
         ),
     ],
 )
-async def test_update_command(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+async def test_update_command(
     runner: CliRunner,
     fake_client: FakeClient,
     dispatches: list[Dispatch],
@@ -631,7 +637,7 @@ async def test_get_command(
         ),
     ],
 )
-async def test_delete_command(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+async def test_delete_command(
     runner: CliRunner,
     fake_client: FakeClient,
     dispatches: list[Dispatch],
diff --git a/tests/test_dispatch_types.py b/tests/test_dispatch_types.py
index a5d4dcd3..1da99f0e 100644
--- a/tests/test_dispatch_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_dispatch_types.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_component_selector() -> None:
         [ComponentCategory.METER],
         [ComponentCategory.EV_CHARGER, ComponentCategory.BATTERY],
     ):
-        protobuf = component_selector_to_protobuf(selector)  # type: ignore
+        protobuf = component_selector_to_protobuf(selector)
         assert component_selector_from_protobuf(protobuf) == selector