diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
index 333e134..cea3e1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Generate Cargo.lock
         run: cargo generate-lockfile
@@ -41,11 +43,11 @@ jobs:
           shared-key: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.job }}
 
       - name: Detect code style issues (push)
-        uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+        uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
 
       - name: Detect code style issues (pull_request)
-        uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+        uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         env:
           SKIP: no-commit-to-branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-audit.yaml b/.github/workflows/security-audit.yaml
index 369a734..565870a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-audit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-audit.yaml
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@ jobs:
       # has been resolved.
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
+      - name: Install cargo-binstall
+        uses: cargo-bins/cargo-binstall@main
+
       - name: Install cargo-audit
-        run: cargo install cargo-audit
+        run: cargo binstall cargo-audit
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Cache Rust toolchain and build artifacts
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b1a9146..84fb89d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 default_stages:
   # Prevent that hooks run twice, triggered by both
   # the Git commit-msg and the pre-commit hook.
-  - commit
+  - pre-commit
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.6.0
+    rev: v5.0.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-case-conflict
       - id: check-json
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ repos:
       - id: mixed-line-ending
       - id: trailing-whitespace
   - repo: https://github.com/alessandrojcm/commitlint-pre-commit-hook
-    rev: v9.16.0
+    rev: v9.22.0
     hooks:
       - id: commitlint
         stages:
           - commit-msg
   - repo: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2
-    rev: v0.13.0
+    rev: v0.17.2
     hooks:
       - id: markdownlint-cli2
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.3.0
+    rev: v2.4.1
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
         args: [--ignore-words=.codespellignore]
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ repos:
           - yaml
   # https://reuse.software
   - repo: https://github.com/fsfe/reuse-tool
-    rev: v4.0.3
+    rev: v5.0.2
     hooks:
       - id: reuse
   - repo: https://github.com/doublify/pre-commit-rust
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 044ac1b..a6fb480 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ readme = "README.md"
 authors = ["slowtec GmbH <post@slowtec.de>", "Uwe Klotz <uwe.klotz@gmail.com>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/slowtec/semval"
 categories = ["no-std", "rust-patterns"]
-edition = "2021"
+edition = "2024"
 include = ["CHANGELOG.md", "README.md", "LICENSES/", "src/"]
 
 [dependencies]
-smallvec = { version = "1.13.1", features = ["union"] }
+smallvec = { version = "1.14.0", features = ["union"] }
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ let_underscore = "warn"
 missing_debug_implementations = "warn"
 rust_2018_idioms = "warn"
 rust_2021_compatibility = "warn"
+rust_2024_compatibility = "warn"
 unreachable_pub = "warn"
 unsafe_code = "warn"
 unused = "warn"
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 0c2381b..c841c46 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 use core::iter::once;
 
 use crate::{
+    Invalidity, Validate, ValidationResult,
     smallvec::SmallVec,
     util::{IsEmpty, Mergeable, MergeableSized},
-    Invalidity, Validate, ValidationResult,
 };
 
 const SMALLVEC_ARRAY_LEN: usize = 8;
@@ -162,11 +162,7 @@ where
     /// validations failed.
     #[inline]
     pub fn into_result(self) -> ValidationResult<V> {
-        if self.is_valid() {
-            Ok(())
-        } else {
-            Err(self)
-        }
+        if self.is_valid() { Ok(()) } else { Err(self) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c97c371..2fb9436 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use self::util::UnitResult;
 /// A proposed set of imports to ease usage of this crate.
 pub mod prelude {
     pub use super::{
-        context::Context as ValidationContext, IntoValidated, Invalidity, IsValid, Validate,
-        Validated, ValidatedFrom, ValidatedResult, ValidationResult,
+        IntoValidated, Invalidity, IsValid, Validate, Validated, ValidatedFrom, ValidatedResult,
+        ValidationResult, context::Context as ValidationContext,
     };
 }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ where
 
 /// `Validate` is implemented for any reference of a type
 /// that implements `Validate`.
-impl<'a, V> Validate for &'a V
+impl<V> Validate for &V
 where
     V: Validate + ?Sized,
 {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ where
     type Invalidity = V::Invalidity;
 
     fn validate(&self) -> ValidationResult<Self::Invalidity> {
-        if let Some(ref some) = self {
+        if let Some(some) = self {
             some.validate()
         } else {
             Ok(())
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index a294cb9..975a636 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl IsEmpty for usize {
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// Mergeable
+// Mergeable
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /// A monoid for collecting or accumulating items