diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index b71a5910..0194cc5e 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Before a pull request can be merged, the following items must be checked:
 
 * [ ] Doc strings have been added in the [Google docstring format](https://sphinxcontrib-napoleon.readthedocs.io/en/latest/example_google.html#example-google).
 * [ ] Run [ruff](https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/#pydocstyle-d) on your code.
-* [ ] Run `uvx ty check` on the repo.
 * [ ] Tests have been added for any new functionality or bug fixes.
 
 We highly recommended installing the pre-commit hooks running in CI locally to speedup the development process. Simply run `pip install pre-commit && pre-commit install` to install the hooks which will check your code before each commit.
diff --git a/docs/_static/draw_pkg_treemap.py b/docs/_static/draw_pkg_treemap.py
index 3a983387..44e762e7 100644
--- a/docs/_static/draw_pkg_treemap.py
+++ b/docs/_static/draw_pkg_treemap.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 # /// script
 # dependencies = [
-#     "pymatviz==0.16.0",
-#     "plotly!=6.2.0", # TODO remove pin pending https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/issues/5253#issuecomment-3016615635
+#     "pymatviz>=0.17.1",
+#     "plotly>=6.3.0",
 # ]
 # ///
 
diff --git a/examples/scripts/6_Phonons/6.1_Phonons_MACE.py b/examples/scripts/6_Phonons/6.1_Phonons_MACE.py
index 38a50d60..3968acda 100644
--- a/examples/scripts/6_Phonons/6.1_Phonons_MACE.py
+++ b/examples/scripts/6_Phonons/6.1_Phonons_MACE.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 # dependencies = [
 #     "mace-torch>=0.3.12",
 #     "phonopy>=2.35",
-#     "pymatviz==0.16",
+#     "pymatviz>=0.17.1",
+#     "plotly>=6.3.0",
 #     "seekpath",
 #     "ase",
-#     "plotly!=6.2.0", # TODO remove pin pending https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/issues/5253#issuecomment-3016615635
 # ]
 # ///