diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index ed6a7ed..caf6f79 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
-[MESSAGE CONTROL]
+[MASTER]
 
-disable=missing-docstring
+load-plugins=pylint.extensions.bad_builtin,
+             pylint.extensions.check_elif,
+             pylint.extensions.comparison_placement,
+             pylint.extensions.confusing_elif,
+             pylint.extensions.consider_ternary_expression,
+             pylint.extensions.emptystring,
+             pylint.extensions.eq_without_hash,
+             pylint.extensions.for_any_all,
+             pylint.extensions.mccabe,
+             pylint.extensions.no_self_use,
+             pylint.extensions.overlapping_exceptions,
+             pylint.extensions.private_import,
+             pylint.extensions.redefined_loop_name,
+             pylint.extensions.redefined_variable_type,
+             pylint.extensions.set_membership,
+             pylint.extensions.typing
+
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+
+disable=consider-alternative-union-syntax, # requires python>=3.10
+        deprecated-typing-alias, # requires python>=3.9, e.g. for dict[...]
+        missing-docstring
diff --git a/freesurfer_stats/__init__.py b/freesurfer_stats/__init__.py
index 09a5173..fbf1f93 100644
--- a/freesurfer_stats/__init__.py
+++ b/freesurfer_stats/__init__.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def _read_headers(self, stream: typing.TextIO) -> None:
             if line:
                 attr_name, attr_value_str = line.split(" ", maxsplit=1)
                 attr_value_str = attr_value_str.lstrip()
-                if attr_name in ["cvs_version", "mrisurf.c-cvs_version"]:
+                if attr_name in {"cvs_version", "mrisurf.c-cvs_version"}:
                     attr_value = typing.cast(
                         typing.Union[str, datetime.datetime],
                         attr_value_str.strip("$").rstrip(),