diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a0e517a..41886fd 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ repos:
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     # Ruff version.
-    rev: v0.14.5
+    rev: v0.14.6
     hooks:
       # Run the linter.
       - id: ruff-check
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 03ecb3e..7cd5081 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ lint.select = [
     # pyflakes checks.
     "F",
     # flake8-bugbear checks.
-    "B0",
+    "B",
     # flake8-comprehensions checks.
     "C4",
     # McCabe complexity
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/address_normalizer.py b/src/otdf_python/address_normalizer.py
index 1b636b7..e3acf15 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/address_normalizer.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/address_normalizer.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ def normalize_address(url_string: str, use_plaintext: bool) -> str:
         port_str = host_port_pattern.group(2)
         try:
             port = int(port_str)
-        except ValueError:
-            raise SDKException(f"Invalid port in URL [{url_string}]")
+        except ValueError as err:
+            raise SDKException(f"Invalid port in URL [{url_string}]") from err
 
         normalized_url = f"{scheme}://{host}:{port}"
         logger.debug(f"normalized url [{url_string}] to [{normalized_url}]")
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ def normalize_address(url_string: str, use_plaintext: bool) -> str:
             _, port_str = parsed_url.netloc.split(":", 1)
             try:
                 port = int(port_str)
-            except ValueError:
-                raise SDKException(f"Invalid port in URL [{url_string}]")
+            except ValueError as err:
+                raise SDKException(f"Invalid port in URL [{url_string}]") from err
 
         # If no port was found or extracted, use the default
         if port is None:
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ def normalize_address(url_string: str, use_plaintext: bool) -> str:
     except Exception as e:
         if isinstance(e, SDKException):
             raise e
-        raise SDKException(f"Error normalizing URL [{url_string}]", e)
+        raise SDKException(f"Error normalizing URL [{url_string}]: {e}") from e
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/asym_crypto.py b/src/otdf_python/asym_crypto.py
index e7cffd9..b77b609 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/asym_crypto.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/asym_crypto.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def __init__(self, private_key_pem: str | None = None, private_key_obj=None):
                         decoded, password=None, backend=default_backend()
                     )
             except Exception as e:
-                raise SDKException(f"Failed to load private key: {e}")
+                raise SDKException(f"Failed to load private key: {e}") from e
         else:
             self.private_key = None
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def decrypt(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
                 ),
             )
         except Exception as e:
-            raise SDKException(f"Error performing decryption: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Error performing decryption: {e}") from e
 
 
 class AsymEncryption:
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def __init__(self, public_key_pem: str | None = None, public_key_obj=None):
                             decoded, backend=default_backend()
                         )
             except Exception as e:
-                raise SDKException(f"Failed to load public key: {e}")
+                raise SDKException(f"Failed to load public key: {e}") from e
         else:
             self.public_key = None
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def encrypt(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
                 ),
             )
         except Exception as e:
-            raise SDKException(f"Error performing encryption: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Error performing encryption: {e}") from e
 
     def public_key_in_pem_format(self) -> str:
         """
@@ -195,4 +195,4 @@ def public_key_in_pem_format(self) -> str:
             )
             return pem.decode()
         except Exception as e:
-            raise SDKException(f"Error exporting public key to PEM: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Error exporting public key to PEM: {e}") from e
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/autoconfigure_utils.py b/src/otdf_python/autoconfigure_utils.py
index 4206b00..a1e6c26 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/autoconfigure_utils.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/autoconfigure_utils.py
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ def __init__(self, url: str):
             raise AutoConfigureException("invalid type: attribute regex fail")
         try:
             urllib.parse.unquote(matcher.group(2))
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as err:
             raise AutoConfigureException(
                 f"invalid type: error in attribute name [{matcher.group(2)}]"
-            )
+            ) from err
         self.url = url
         self.key = url.lower()
 
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def name(self):
             raise AutoConfigureException("invalid attribute")
         try:
             return urllib.parse.unquote(matcher.group(1))
-        except Exception:
-            raise AutoConfigureException("invalid type")
+        except Exception as err:
+            raise AutoConfigureException("invalid type") from err
 
 
 class AttributeValueFQN:
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ def __init__(self, url: str):
         try:
             urllib.parse.unquote(matcher.group(2))
             urllib.parse.unquote(matcher.group(3))
-        except Exception:
-            raise AutoConfigureException("invalid type: error in attribute or value")
+        except Exception as err:
+            raise AutoConfigureException(
+                "invalid type: error in attribute or value"
+            ) from err
         self.url = url
         self.key = url.lower()
 
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/cli.py b/src/otdf_python/cli.py
index 529fb83..3c33e3c 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/cli.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/cli.py
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ def load_client_credentials(creds_file_path: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
     except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
         raise CLIError(
             "CRITICAL", f"Invalid JSON in credentials file {creds_file_path}: {e}"
-        )
+        ) from e
     except Exception as e:
         raise CLIError(
             "CRITICAL", f"Error reading credentials file {creds_file_path}: {e}"
-        )
+        ) from e
 
 
 def build_sdk(args) -> SDK:
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/ecdh.py b/src/otdf_python/ecdh.py
index c766d6e..63da6ed 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/ecdh.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/ecdh.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def decompress_public_key(
 
         return ec.EllipticCurvePublicKey.from_encoded_point(curve, compressed_key)
     except (ValueError, TypeError) as e:
-        raise InvalidKeyError(f"Failed to decompress public key: {e}")
+        raise InvalidKeyError(f"Failed to decompress public key: {e}") from e
 
 
 def derive_shared_secret(
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def derive_shared_secret(
         shared_secret = private_key.exchange(ec.ECDH(), public_key)
         return shared_secret
     except Exception as e:
-        raise ECDHError(f"Failed to derive shared secret: {e}")
+        raise ECDHError(f"Failed to derive shared secret: {e}") from e
 
 
 def derive_key_from_shared_secret(
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def derive_key_from_shared_secret(
         )
         return hkdf.derive(shared_secret)
     except Exception as e:
-        raise ECDHError(f"Failed to derive key from shared secret: {e}")
+        raise ECDHError(f"Failed to derive key from shared secret: {e}") from e
 
 
 def encrypt_key_with_ecdh(
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def encrypt_key_with_ecdh(
         if not isinstance(recipient_public_key, ec.EllipticCurvePublicKey):
             raise InvalidKeyError("Recipient's public key is not an EC key")
     except Exception as e:
-        raise InvalidKeyError(f"Failed to load recipient's public key: {e}")
+        raise InvalidKeyError(f"Failed to load recipient's public key: {e}") from e
 
     # Generate ephemeral keypair
     ephemeral_private_key, ephemeral_public_key = generate_ephemeral_keypair(curve_name)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def decrypt_key_with_ecdh(
         if not isinstance(recipient_private_key, ec.EllipticCurvePrivateKey):
             raise InvalidKeyError("Recipient's private key is not an EC key")
     except Exception as e:
-        raise InvalidKeyError(f"Failed to load recipient's private key: {e}")
+        raise InvalidKeyError(f"Failed to load recipient's private key: {e}") from e
 
     # Decompress ephemeral public key
     ephemeral_public_key = decompress_public_key(
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/kas_client.py b/src/otdf_python/kas_client.py
index e746741..1b4a669 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/kas_client.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/kas_client.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _normalize_kas_url(self, url: str) -> str:
             # Parse the URL
             parsed = urlparse(url)
         except Exception as e:
-            raise SDKException(f"error trying to parse URL [{url}]", e)
+            raise SDKException(f"error trying to parse URL [{url}]: {e}") from e
 
         # Check if we have a host or if this is likely a hostname:port combination
         if parsed.hostname is None:
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ def _handle_missing_scheme(self, url: str) -> str:
                 try:
                     port = int(port_str)
                     return f"{scheme}://{host}:{port}"
-                except ValueError:
+                except ValueError as err:
                     raise SDKException(
                         f"error trying to create URL for host and port [{url}]"
-                    )
+                    ) from err
             else:
                 # Hostname with or without path, add default port
                 if "/" in url:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def _handle_missing_scheme(self, url: str) -> str:
         except Exception as e:
             raise SDKException(
                 f"error trying to create URL for host and port [{url}]", e
-            )
+            ) from e
 
     def _handle_existing_scheme(self, parsed) -> str:
         """Handle URLs with existing scheme by normalizing protocol and port."""
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def _handle_existing_scheme(self, parsed) -> str:
             logging.debug(f"normalized url [{parsed.geturl()}] to [{normalized_url}]")
             return normalized_url
         except Exception as e:
-            raise SDKException("error creating KAS address", e)
+            raise SDKException(f"error creating KAS address: {e}") from e
 
     def _get_wrapped_key_base64(self, key_access):
         """
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def _get_public_key_with_connect_rpc(self, kas_info):
                 f"Connect RPC public key request failed: {type(e).__name__}: {e}"
             )
             logging.error(f"Full traceback: {error_details}")
-            raise SDKException(f"Connect RPC public key request failed: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Connect RPC public key request failed: {e}") from e
 
     def _normalize_session_key_type(self, session_key_type):
         """
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ def _parse_and_decrypt_response(self, response):
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Failed to parse JSON response: {e}")
             logging.error(f"Raw response content: {response.content}")
-            raise SDKException(f"Invalid JSON response from KAS: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Invalid JSON response from KAS: {e}") from e
 
         entity_wrapped_key = response_data.get("entityWrappedKey")
         if not entity_wrapped_key:
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ def _unwrap_with_connect_rpc(
 
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Connect RPC rewrap failed: {e}")
-            raise SDKException(f"Connect RPC rewrap failed: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Connect RPC rewrap failed: {e}") from e
 
     def get_key_cache(self) -> KASKeyCache:
         """Returns the KAS key cache used for storing and retrieving encryption keys."""
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/kas_connect_rpc_client.py b/src/otdf_python/kas_connect_rpc_client.py
index e70fe63..9589f92 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/kas_connect_rpc_client.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/kas_connect_rpc_client.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def get_public_key(self, normalized_kas_url, kas_info, access_token=None):
                 f"Connect RPC public key request failed: {type(e).__name__}: {e}"
             )
             logging.error(f"Full traceback: {error_details}")
-            raise SDKException(f"Connect RPC public key request failed: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Connect RPC public key request failed: {e}") from e
 
     def unwrap_key(
         self, normalized_kas_url, key_access, signed_token, access_token=None
@@ -210,4 +210,4 @@ def unwrap_key(
 
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Connect RPC rewrap failed: {e}")
-            raise SDKException(f"Connect RPC rewrap failed: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Connect RPC rewrap failed: {e}") from e
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/nanotdf.py b/src/otdf_python/nanotdf.py
index 86308ca..40d0618 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/nanotdf.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/nanotdf.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def _is_ec_key(self, key_pem: str) -> bool:
             else:
                 raise SDKException("Invalid PEM format - no BEGIN header found")
         except Exception as e:
-            raise SDKException(f"Failed to detect key type: {e}")
+            raise SDKException(f"Failed to detect key type: {e}") from e
 
     def _derive_key_with_ecdh(  # noqa: C901
         self, config: NanoTDFConfig
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ def read_nano_tdf(  # noqa: C901
             header_len = Header.peek_length(nano_tdf_data)
             header_obj = Header.from_bytes(nano_tdf_data[:header_len])
         except Exception as e:
-            raise InvalidNanoTDFConfig(f"Failed to parse NanoTDF header: {e}")
+            raise InvalidNanoTDFConfig(f"Failed to parse NanoTDF header: {e}") from e
 
         # Read payload section per NanoTDF spec:
         # [3 bytes: length] [3 bytes: IV] [variable: ciphertext] [tag]
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/sdk_builder.py b/src/otdf_python/sdk_builder.py
index 322452d..a1059db 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/sdk_builder.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/sdk_builder.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def _discover_token_endpoint(self) -> None:
                         pass
                 raise AutoConfigureException(
                     f"Error during token endpoint discovery: {e!s}"
-                )
+                ) from e
 
         # Fall back to explicit issuer endpoint
         if self.issuer_endpoint:
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ def _get_token_from_client_credentials(self) -> str:
                 )
 
         except Exception as e:
-            raise AutoConfigureException(f"Error during token acquisition: {e!s}")
+            raise AutoConfigureException(
+                f"Error during token acquisition: {e!s}"
+            ) from e
 
     def _create_services(self) -> SDK.Services:
         """
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/tdf.py b/src/otdf_python/tdf.py
index a15e981..3951ecb 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/tdf.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/tdf.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def _validate_kas_infos(self, kas_infos):
                     except Exception as e:
                         raise ValueError(
                             f"Failed to fetch public key for KAS {kas.url}: {e}"
-                        )
+                        ) from e
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(
                         "Each KAS info must have a public_key, or SDK services must be available to fetch it"
diff --git a/src/otdf_python/zip_reader.py b/src/otdf_python/zip_reader.py
index 78d7ecb..73f2b07 100644
--- a/src/otdf_python/zip_reader.py
+++ b/src/otdf_python/zip_reader.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def get_data(self) -> bytes:
             try:
                 return self._zipfile.read(self._zipinfo)
             except Exception as e:
-                raise InvalidZipException(f"Error reading entry data: {e}")
+                raise InvalidZipException(f"Error reading entry data: {e}") from e
 
     def __init__(self, in_stream: io.BytesIO | bytes | None = None):
         try:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def __init__(self, in_stream: io.BytesIO | bytes | None = None):
                 self.Entry(self.zipfile, zi) for zi in self.zipfile.infolist()
             ]
         except zipfile.BadZipFile as e:
-            raise InvalidZipException(f"Invalid ZIP file: {e}")
+            raise InvalidZipException(f"Invalid ZIP file: {e}") from e
 
     def get_entries(self) -> list:
         return self.entries
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_cli_tdf_validation.py b/tests/integration/test_cli_tdf_validation.py
index c484cca..54a180a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_cli_tdf_validation.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_cli_tdf_validation.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def _validate_tdf_zip_structure(tdf_path: Path) -> None:
                 assert "uuid" in policy_obj, "policy missing 'uuid' field"
                 assert "body" in policy_obj, "policy missing 'body' field"
             except Exception as e:
-                raise AssertionError(f"Failed to decode base64 policy: {e}")
+                raise AssertionError(f"Failed to decode base64 policy: {e}") from e
 
             # Validate method structure
             method = enc_info["method"]
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ def _validate_tdf_zip_structure(tdf_path: Path) -> None:
             )
 
         except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-            raise AssertionError(f"Manifest is not valid JSON: {e}")
+            raise AssertionError(f"Manifest is not valid JSON: {e}") from e
         except KeyError as e:
-            raise AssertionError(f"Manifest missing required field: {e}")
+            raise AssertionError(f"Manifest missing required field: {e}") from e
 
         # Check for payload file (usually 0.payload)
         payload_files = [f for f in file_list if f.endswith(".payload")]
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_pe_interaction.py b/tests/integration/test_pe_interaction.py
index 3758811..80ebaee 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_pe_interaction.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_pe_interaction.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def decrypt(input_path: Path, output_path: Path, sdk: SDK):
             logger.error(f"Decryption failed: {e}")
             # Clean up the output file if there was an error
             output_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-            raise SDKException("Decryption failed")
+            raise SDKException("Decryption failed") from e
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
diff --git a/tests/support_otdfctl.py b/tests/support_otdfctl.py
index 1ec0a2e..80f411f 100644
--- a/tests/support_otdfctl.py
+++ b/tests/support_otdfctl.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def check_for_otdfctl():
             capture_output=True,
             check=True,
         )
-    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError) as err:
         raise Exception(
             "otdfctl command not found on system. Please install otdfctl to run this test."
-        )
+        ) from err