diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 12ea90545..4b45f70d1 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ repos:
   - id: trailing-whitespace
 
 - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.29.4
+  rev: 0.30.0
   hooks:
   - id: check-dependabot
   - id: check-github-workflows
   - id: check-readthedocs
 
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-  rev: v0.8.0
+  rev: v0.8.1
   hooks:
   - id: ruff
     args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix, --show-fixes]
diff --git a/samples/sample_tap_gitlab/gitlab_rest_streams.py b/samples/sample_tap_gitlab/gitlab_rest_streams.py
index 5ed59f666..6fb1e5640 100644
--- a/samples/sample_tap_gitlab/gitlab_rest_streams.py
+++ b/samples/sample_tap_gitlab/gitlab_rest_streams.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def partitions(self) -> list[dict]:
         if "{project_id}" in self.path:
             return [
                 {"project_id": pid}
-                for pid in t.cast(list, self.config.get("project_ids"))
+                for pid in t.cast("list", self.config.get("project_ids"))
             ]
         if "{group_id}" in self.path:
             if "group_ids" not in self.config:
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ def partitions(self) -> list[dict]:
                 )
                 raise ValueError(msg)
             return [
-                {"group_id": gid} for gid in t.cast(list, self.config.get("group_ids"))
+                {"group_id": gid}
+                for gid in t.cast("list", self.config.get("group_ids"))
             ]
         msg = (
             f"Could not detect partition type for Gitlab stream '{self.name}' "
diff --git a/singer_sdk/connectors/sql.py b/singer_sdk/connectors/sql.py
index 6ec100023..540de023e 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/connectors/sql.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/connectors/sql.py
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ def get_sqlalchemy_url(self, config: dict[str, t.Any]) -> str:  # noqa: PLR6301
             msg = "Could not find or create 'sqlalchemy_url' for connection."
             raise ConfigValidationError(msg)
 
-        return t.cast(str, config["sqlalchemy_url"])
+        return t.cast("str", config["sqlalchemy_url"])
 
     def to_jsonschema_type(
         self,
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ def _get_type_sort_key(
 
             _len = int(getattr(sql_type, "length", 0) or 0)
 
-            _pytype = t.cast(type, sql_type.python_type)
+            _pytype = t.cast("type", sql_type.python_type)
             if issubclass(_pytype, (str, bytes)):
                 return 900, _len
             if issubclass(_pytype, datetime):
diff --git a/singer_sdk/helpers/_state.py b/singer_sdk/helpers/_state.py
index 565dbd51d..9b0aa7be1 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/helpers/_state.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/helpers/_state.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def get_writeable_state_dict(
         tap_state["bookmarks"] = {}
     if tap_stream_id not in tap_state["bookmarks"]:
         tap_state["bookmarks"][tap_stream_id] = {}
-    stream_state = t.cast(dict, tap_state["bookmarks"][tap_stream_id])
+    stream_state = t.cast("dict", tap_state["bookmarks"][tap_stream_id])
     if not state_partition_context:
         return stream_state
 
diff --git a/singer_sdk/helpers/_typing.py b/singer_sdk/helpers/_typing.py
index d3b629c11..b916d886b 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/helpers/_typing.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/helpers/_typing.py
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ def get_datelike_property_type(property_schema: dict) -> str | None:
     Otherwise return None.
     """
     if _is_string_with_format(property_schema):
-        return t.cast(str, property_schema["format"])
+        return t.cast("str", property_schema["format"])
     if "anyOf" in property_schema:
         for type_dict in property_schema["anyOf"]:
             if _is_string_with_format(type_dict):
-                return t.cast(str, type_dict["format"])
+                return t.cast("str", type_dict["format"])
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/singer_sdk/plugin_base.py b/singer_sdk/plugin_base.py
index f12f15227..1b8735f2f 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/plugin_base.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/plugin_base.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def config(self) -> t.Mapping[str, t.Any]:
         Returns:
             A frozen (read-only) config dictionary map.
         """
-        return t.cast(dict, MappingProxyType(self._config))
+        return t.cast("dict", MappingProxyType(self._config))
 
     @staticmethod
     def _is_secret_config(config_key: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/singer_sdk/tap_base.py b/singer_sdk/tap_base.py
index 82900049c..ea6f96beb 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/tap_base.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/tap_base.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def catalog_dict(self) -> dict:
         Returns:
             The tap's catalog as a dict
         """
-        return t.cast(dict, self._singer_catalog.to_dict())
+        return t.cast("dict", self._singer_catalog.to_dict())
 
     @property
     def catalog_json_text(self) -> str:
diff --git a/singer_sdk/testing/legacy.py b/singer_sdk/testing/legacy.py
index eae4c5b5d..30849abd1 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/testing/legacy.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/testing/legacy.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def _select_all(catalog_dict: dict) -> dict:
     for catalog_entry in catalog.streams:
         catalog_entry.metadata.root.selected = True
 
-    return t.cast(dict, catalog.to_dict())
+    return t.cast("dict", catalog.to_dict())
 
 
 def target_sync_test(
diff --git a/singer_sdk/testing/runners.py b/singer_sdk/testing/runners.py
index 9ef644d02..145f44deb 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/testing/runners.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/testing/runners.py
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
 
-from singer_sdk import Tap, Target
 from singer_sdk.testing.config import SuiteConfig
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pathlib import Path
 
+    from singer_sdk import Tap, Target
     from singer_sdk.helpers._compat import Traversable
 
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def new_tap(self) -> Tap:
         Returns:
             A configured Tap instance.
         """
-        return t.cast(Tap, self.create())
+        return t.cast("Tap", self.create())
 
     def run_discovery(self) -> str:
         """Run tap discovery.
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def new_target(self) -> Target:
         Returns:
             A configured Target instance.
         """
-        return t.cast(Target, self.create())
+        return t.cast("Target", self.create())
 
     @property
     def target_input(self) -> t.IO[str]:
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def target_input(self) -> t.IO[str]:
                 self._input = self.input_io
             elif self.input_filepath:
                 self._input = self.input_filepath.open(encoding="utf8")
-        return t.cast(t.IO[str], self._input)
+        return t.cast("t.IO[str]", self._input)
 
     @target_input.setter
     def target_input(self, value: t.IO[str]) -> None:
diff --git a/singer_sdk/testing/tap_tests.py b/singer_sdk/testing/tap_tests.py
index 54352c694..b5e936b26 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/testing/tap_tests.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/testing/tap_tests.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test(self) -> None:
         catalog = tap1.catalog_dict
         # Reset and re-initialize with discovered catalog
         kwargs = {k: v for k, v in self.runner.default_kwargs.items() if k != "catalog"}
-        tap2: Tap = t.cast(type[Tap], self.runner.singer_class)(
+        tap2: Tap = t.cast("type[Tap]", self.runner.singer_class)(
             config=self.runner.config,
             catalog=catalog,
             **kwargs,
diff --git a/singer_sdk/typing.py b/singer_sdk/typing.py
index fb22f4e82..336eb6995 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/typing.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/typing.py
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ def type_dict(self) -> dict:  # type: ignore[override]
             # TODO: this should be a TypeError, but it's a breaking change.
             raise ValueError(msg)  # noqa: TRY004
 
-        return t.cast(dict, wrapped.type_dict)
+        return t.cast("dict", wrapped.type_dict)
 
     def to_dict(self) -> dict:
         """Return a dict mapping the property name to its definition.
diff --git a/tests/samples/test_tap_sqlite.py b/tests/samples/test_tap_sqlite.py
index ff83de338..a59c4a08e 100644
--- a/tests/samples/test_tap_sqlite.py
+++ b/tests/samples/test_tap_sqlite.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 from samples.sample_tap_sqlite import SQLiteTap
 from samples.sample_target_csv.csv_target import SampleTargetCSV
-from singer_sdk import SQLStream
 from singer_sdk._singerlib import MetadataMapping, StreamMetadata
 from singer_sdk.testing import (
     get_standard_tap_tests,
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pathlib import Path
 
+    from singer_sdk import SQLStream
     from singer_sdk.tap_base import SQLTap
 
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_tap_sqlite_cli(sqlite_sample_db_config: dict[str, t.Any], tmp_path: Pat
 
 
 def test_sql_metadata(sqlite_sample_tap: SQLTap):
-    stream = t.cast(SQLStream, sqlite_sample_tap.streams["main-t1"])
+    stream = t.cast("SQLStream", sqlite_sample_tap.streams["main-t1"])
     detected_metadata = stream.catalog_entry["metadata"]
     detected_root_md = next(md for md in detected_metadata if md["breadcrumb"] == [])
     detected_root_md = detected_root_md["metadata"]
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_sql_metadata(sqlite_sample_tap: SQLTap):
 def test_sqlite_discovery(sqlite_sample_tap: SQLTap):
     _discover_and_select_all(sqlite_sample_tap)
     sqlite_sample_tap.sync_all()
-    stream = t.cast(SQLStream, sqlite_sample_tap.streams["main-t1"])
+    stream = t.cast("SQLStream", sqlite_sample_tap.streams["main-t1"])
     schema = stream.schema
     assert len(schema["properties"]) == 3
     assert stream.name == stream.tap_stream_id == "main-t1"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def test_sqlite_discovery(sqlite_sample_tap: SQLTap):
 
 def test_sqlite_input_catalog(sqlite_sample_tap: SQLTap):
     sqlite_sample_tap.sync_all()
-    stream = t.cast(SQLStream, sqlite_sample_tap.streams["main-t1"])
+    stream = t.cast("SQLStream", sqlite_sample_tap.streams["main-t1"])
     assert len(stream.schema["properties"]) == 3
     assert len(stream.stream_maps[0].transformed_schema["properties"]) == 3