diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6812cb76..8a39be0d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 repos:
 
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-  rev: 23.12.1
+  rev: 24.1.1
   hooks:
   - id: black
 
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 422c2324..27947c74 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Sphinx documentation configuration file."""
+
 from datetime import datetime
 import os
 
diff --git a/examples/basic/fracture_analysis_contact_debonding.py b/examples/basic/fracture_analysis_contact_debonding.py
index bf65d74d..13494a58 100644
--- a/examples/basic/fracture_analysis_contact_debonding.py
+++ b/examples/basic/fracture_analysis_contact_debonding.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 This example displaces two two-dimensional parts on a
 double cantilever beam.
 """
+
 import os
 
 from PIL import Image
diff --git a/examples/basic/steady_state_thermal_analysis.py b/examples/basic/steady_state_thermal_analysis.py
index dc839010..12a85434 100644
--- a/examples/basic/steady_state_thermal_analysis.py
+++ b/examples/basic/steady_state_thermal_analysis.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 analysis calculates the effects of steady thermal loads on a system
 or component, in this example, a long bar model.
 """
+
 import os
 
 from PIL import Image
diff --git a/examples/basic/topology_optimization_cantilever_beam.py b/examples/basic/topology_optimization_cantilever_beam.py
index 65feb6f7..39304e6a 100644
--- a/examples/basic/topology_optimization_cantilever_beam.py
+++ b/examples/basic/topology_optimization_cantilever_beam.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 cantilever beam. The structural analysis is performed with basic constraints and
 load, which is then transferred to the topology optimization.
 """
+
 import os
 
 import ansys.mechanical.core as mech
diff --git a/examples/basic/valve.py b/examples/basic/valve.py
index 7d11612c..df655943 100644
--- a/examples/basic/valve.py
+++ b/examples/basic/valve.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 This example demonstrates a basic implementation of a valve in Python.
 """
+
 import os
 
 from PIL import Image