diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3bf0a822d..0754ef27f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,23 +53,23 @@ dev-flake8 = [
   "pydoclint == 0.7.3",
   "pydocstyle == 6.3.0",
 ]
-dev-formatting = ["black == 25.1.0", "isort == 6.0.1"]
+dev-formatting = ["black == 25.9.0", "isort == 6.1.0"]
 dev-mkdocs = [
-  "black == 25.1.0",
-  "Markdown==3.8.2",
+  "black == 25.9.0",
+  "Markdown==3.9",
   "mike == 2.1.3",
   "mkdocs-gen-files == 0.5.0",
   "mkdocs-literate-nav == 0.6.2",
-  "mkdocs-macros-plugin == 1.3.9",
+  "mkdocs-macros-plugin == 1.4.0",
   "mkdocs-material == 9.6.21",
   "mkdocstrings[python] == 0.30.1",
   "mkdocstrings-python == 1.18.2",
   "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.13.5",
 ]
 dev-mypy = [
-  "mypy == 1.17.1",
-  "types-Markdown == 3.8.0.20250809",
-  "types-protobuf == 6.30.2.20250822",
+  "mypy == 1.18.2",
+  "types-Markdown == 3.9.0.20250906",
+  "types-protobuf == 6.32.1.20250918",
   "types-setuptools == 80.9.0.20250822",
   # For checking the noxfile, docs/ script, and tests
   "frequenz-sdk[dev-mkdocs,dev-noxfile,dev-pytest]",
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ dev-pylint = [
 dev-pytest = [
   "pytest == 8.4.2",
   "frequenz-repo-config[extra-lint-examples] == 0.13.5",
-  "pytest-mock == 3.14.1",
+  "pytest-mock == 3.15.1",
   "pytest-asyncio == 1.1.0",
   "time-machine == 2.16.0",
   "async-solipsism == 0.8",
-  "hypothesis == 6.138.14",
+  "hypothesis == 6.140.2",
 ]
 dev = [
   "frequenz-sdk[dev-mkdocs,dev-flake8,dev-formatting,dev-mkdocs,dev-mypy,dev-noxfile,dev-pylint,dev-pytest]",
diff --git a/src/frequenz/sdk/microgrid/_data_pipeline.py b/src/frequenz/sdk/microgrid/_data_pipeline.py
index be7e2f738..0707de97c 100644
--- a/src/frequenz/sdk/microgrid/_data_pipeline.py
+++ b/src/frequenz/sdk/microgrid/_data_pipeline.py
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 from ..actor._actor import Actor
 from ..timeseries import ResamplerConfig
 from ..timeseries._voltage_streamer import VoltageStreamer
-from ..timeseries.grid import Grid
-from ..timeseries.grid import get as get_grid
-from ..timeseries.grid import initialize as initialize_grid
 from ._data_sourcing import ComponentMetricRequest, DataSourcingActor
 from ._power_wrapper import PowerWrapper
 
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@
     from ..timeseries.ev_charger_pool._ev_charger_pool_reference_store import (
         EVChargerPoolReferenceStore,
     )
+    from ..timeseries.grid import Grid
     from ..timeseries.logical_meter import LogicalMeter
     from ..timeseries.producer import Producer
     from ..timeseries.pv_pool import PVPool
@@ -206,6 +204,9 @@ def producer(self) -> Producer:
 
     def grid(self) -> Grid:
         """Return the grid measuring point."""
+        from ..timeseries.grid import get as get_grid
+        from ..timeseries.grid import initialize as initialize_grid
+
         if self._grid is None:
             initialize_grid(
                 channel_registry=self._channel_registry,