diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/cd_publish.yml
index e122a032c..5e300b86f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd_publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: External
-    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/cd_release.yml@v2.5.2
+    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/cd_release.yml@v2.5.3
     if: github.repository == 'emmo-repo/EMMOntoPy' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     with:
       git_username: EMMOntoPy Developers
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_dependabot.yml
index 661b57d75..36502e1eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_dependabot.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   update-dependabot-branch:
     name: External
-    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_prs.yml@v2.5.2
+    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_prs.yml@v2.5.3
     if: github.repository_owner == 'emmo-repo' && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'dependabot/') && github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
     secrets:
       PAT: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd_updated_master.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd_updated_master.yml
index 92a652452..38060932e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd_updated_master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd_updated_master.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   updates-to-master:
     name: External
-    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/ci_cd_updated_default_branch.yml@v2.5.2
+    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/ci_cd_updated_default_branch.yml@v2.5.3
     if: github.repository_owner == 'emmo-repo'
     with:
       git_username: EMMOntoPy Developers
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_dependabot.yml
index 6e4e31ad4..1a2153d75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_dependabot.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   create-collected-pr:
     name: External
-    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/ci_update_dependencies.yml@v2.5.2
+    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/ci_update_dependencies.yml@v2.5.3
     if: github.repository_owner == 'emmo-repo'
     with:
       git_username: EMMOntoPy Developers
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
index 7396f190a..055759027 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   tests:
     name: External
-    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml@v2.5.2
+    uses: SINTEF/ci-cd/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml@v2.5.3
     with:
       # General
       install_extras: "[dev,docs]"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 75209be55..61d3892e6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ repos:
 #     exclude: ^tests/.*$
 
 - repo: https://github.com/SINTEF/ci-cd
-  rev: v2.5.2
+  rev: v2.5.3
   hooks:
   - id: docs-api-reference
     args: