diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6f4b854..13552b0 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.1.9
+    rev: v0.16.0
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args:
diff --git a/alembic/env.py b/alembic/env.py
index 15b6d68..706719f 100644
--- a/alembic/env.py
+++ b/alembic/env.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
     sys.path.insert(0, src_dir)
 
 # Import your models and Base after path setup
-from paste.config import get_settings  # noqa: E402
-from paste.database import Base  # noqa: E402
+from paste.config import get_settings
+from paste.database import Base
 
 # Import all your models here so Base.metadata is populated
-from paste.models import Paste  # noqa: F401, E402
+from paste.models import Paste  # noqa: F401
 
 # this is the Alembic Config object
 config = context.config
diff --git a/alembic/versions/9513acd42747_initial_migration.py b/alembic/versions/9513acd42747_initial_migration.py
index dee74fb..1144b39 100644
--- a/alembic/versions/9513acd42747_initial_migration.py
+++ b/alembic/versions/9513acd42747_initial_migration.py
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 """Initial migration
 
 Revision ID: 9513acd42747
-Revises: 
+Revises:
 Create Date: 2025-02-09 02:54:48.803960
 
 """
-from typing import Sequence, Union
 
-from alembic import op
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 
+from alembic import op
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
 revision: str = "9513acd42747"
-down_revision: Union[str, None] = None
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+down_revision: str | None = None
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
 
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
diff --git a/sdk/sdk/module.py b/sdk/sdk/module.py
index 585704e..22cee77 100644
--- a/sdk/sdk/module.py
+++ b/sdk/sdk/module.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import requests
-from typing import Union
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import requests
+
 
 class PasteBinSDK:
     def __init__(self, base_url: str = "https://paste.fosscu.org"):
         self.base_url = base_url
 
-    def create_paste(self, content: Union[str, Path], file_extension: str) -> str:
+    def create_paste(self, content: str | Path, file_extension: str) -> str:
         """
         Create a new paste.
         :param content: The content to paste, either as a string or a Path to a file
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def create_paste(self, content: Union[str, Path], file_extension: str) -> str:
             result = response.json()
             return result["uuid"]
         except requests.RequestException as e:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Error creating paste: {str(e)}")
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Error creating paste: {e!s}")
 
     def get_paste(self, uuid: str) -> dict:
         """
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def get_paste(self, uuid: str) -> dict:
             response.raise_for_status()
             return response.json()
         except requests.RequestException as e:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Error retrieving paste: {str(e)}")
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Error retrieving paste: {e!s}")
 
     def delete_paste(self, uuid: str) -> str:
         """
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def delete_paste(self, uuid: str) -> str:
             response.raise_for_status()
             return response.text
         except requests.RequestException as e:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Error deleting paste: {str(e)}")
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Error deleting paste: {e!s}")
 
     def get_languages(self) -> dict:
         """
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ def get_languages(self) -> dict:
             response.raise_for_status()
             return response.json()
         except requests.RequestException as e:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Error fetching languages: {str(e)}")
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Error fetching languages: {e!s}")
diff --git a/src/paste/logging.py b/src/paste/logging.py
index 3f94793..d43a4b4 100644
--- a/src/paste/logging.py
+++ b/src/paste/logging.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ class LogConfig(BaseModel):
     # Logging config
     version: int = 1
     disable_existing_loggers: bool = False
-    formatters: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = {
+    formatters: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
         "default": {
             "()": "uvicorn.logging.DefaultFormatter",
             "fmt": LOG_FORMAT,
             "datefmt": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
         },
     }
-    handlers: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
+    handlers: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {
         "default": {
             "formatter": "default",
             "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
             "stream": "ext://sys.stderr",
         },
     }
-    loggers: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
+    loggers: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {
         LOGGER_NAME: {"handlers": ["default"], "level": LOG_LEVEL},
     }
diff --git a/src/paste/main.py b/src/paste/main.py
index d14702b..fe95bfa 100644
--- a/src/paste/main.py
+++ b/src/paste/main.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import time
+from collections.abc import Awaitable
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from logging.config import dictConfig
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Awaitable, List, Optional, Union, cast
+from typing import cast
 
 from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, File, Form, Header, HTTPException, Query, Request, Response, UploadFile, status
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
@@ -47,14 +48,14 @@
 
 async def delete_expired_urls() -> None:
     while True:
-        db: Optional[Session] = None
+        db: Session | None = None
         try:
             db = Session_Local()
 
             current_time = datetime.utcnow()
 
             # Find and delete expired URLs
-            expired_urls: List[Paste] = db.query(Paste).filter(Paste.expiresat <= current_time).all()
+            expired_urls: list[Paste] = db.query(Paste).filter(Paste.expiresat <= current_time).all()
 
             for url in expired_urls:
                 if url.s3_link is not None:
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ async def delete_expired_urls() -> None:
 app.state.limiter = limiter
 
 
-def rate_limit_exceeded_handler(request: Request, exc: Exception) -> Union[Response, Awaitable[Response]]:
+def rate_limit_exceeded_handler(request: Request, exc: Exception) -> Response | Awaitable[Response]:
     if isinstance(exc, RateLimitExceeded):
         return Response(content="Rate limit exceeded", status_code=429)
     return Response(content="An error occurred", status_code=500)
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ async def startup_event():
     create_bucket_if_not_exists()
 
 
-origins: List[str] = ["*"]
+origins: list[str] = ["*"]
 
 BASE_URL: str = get_settings().BASE_URL
 app.add_middleware(
@@ -208,16 +209,16 @@ async def health(db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> HealthResponse:
 async def get_paste_data(
     request: Request,
     uuid: str,
-    user_agent: Optional[str] = Header(None),
+    user_agent: str | None = Header(None),
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
 ) -> Response:
     try:
         uuid = extract_uuid(uuid)
 
-        data: Optional[Paste] = db.query(Paste).filter(Paste.pasteID == uuid).first()
+        data: Paste | None = db.query(Paste).filter(Paste.pasteID == uuid).first()
 
-        content: Optional[str] = None
-        extension: Optional[str] = None
+        content: str | None = None
+        extension: str | None = None
 
         if data is None:
             raise HTTPException(detail="Paste not found", status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ async def get_paste_data(
         if extension is None:
             extension = ""
 
-        extension = extension[1::] if extension.startswith(".") else extension
+        extension = extension.removeprefix(".")
 
         is_browser_request = "Mozilla" in user_agent if user_agent else False
 
@@ -288,11 +289,11 @@ async def get_paste_data(
 async def post_as_a_file(
     request: Request,
     file: UploadFile = File(...),
-    expiration: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Expiration time: '1h', '1d', '1w', '1m', or ISO datetime"),
+    expiration: str | None = Query(None, description="Expiration time: '1h', '1d', '1w', '1m', or ISO datetime"),
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
 ) -> PlainTextResponse:
     try:
-        file_extension: Optional[str] = None
+        file_extension: str | None = None
         # Extract file extension from the filename
         try:
             if file.filename is not None:
@@ -409,9 +410,9 @@ async def web(request: Request) -> Response:
 async def web_post(
     request: Request,
     content: str = Form(...),
-    extension: Optional[str] = Form(None),
-    expiration: Optional[str] = Form(None),
-    custom_expiry: Optional[str] = Form(None),
+    extension: str | None = Form(None),
+    expiration: str | None = Form(None),
+    custom_expiry: str | None = Form(None),
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
 ) -> RedirectResponse:
     try:
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ async def web_post(
     except Exception as e:
         db.rollback()
         raise HTTPException(
-            detail=f"There was an error creating the paste: {str(e)}",
+            detail=f"There was an error creating the paste: {e!s}",
             status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
         )
     finally:
diff --git a/src/paste/minio.py b/src/paste/minio.py
index 82b004f..fd3bfbf 100644
--- a/src/paste/minio.py
+++ b/src/paste/minio.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import io
 import uuid
-from typing import Optional
 
 import boto3
 from botocore.client import Config
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ def get_object_data(object_name: str, bucket_name: str = get_settings().MINIO_BU
 
 def post_object_data(
     object_data: str,
-    object_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    object_name: str | None = None,
     bucket_name: str = get_settings().MINIO_BUCKET_NAME,
 ) -> str:
     try:
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ def post_object_data(
 
 def post_object_data_as_file(
     source_file_path: str,
-    object_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    object_name: str | None = None,
     bucket_name: str = get_settings().MINIO_BUCKET_NAME,
 ) -> str:
     try:
diff --git a/src/paste/schema.py b/src/paste/schema.py
index 13817d3..ea55af2 100644
--- a/src/paste/schema.py
+++ b/src/paste/schema.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Literal, Optional, Union
+from typing import Literal
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class Data(BaseModel):
 
 class PasteCreate(BaseModel):
     content: str
-    extension: Optional[str] = None
-    expiration: Optional[Union[Literal["1h", "1d", "1w", "1m"], datetime]] = None
+    extension: str | None = None
+    expiration: Literal["1h", "1d", "1w", "1m"] | datetime | None = None
 
 
 class PasteResponse(BaseModel):
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class PasteResponse(BaseModel):
 class PasteDetails(BaseModel):
     uuid: str
     content: str
-    extension: Optional[str] = None
+    extension: str | None = None
 
 
 class HealthResponse(BaseModel):
diff --git a/src/paste/utils.py b/src/paste/utils.py
index 8103d5b..e6e0a4a 100644
--- a/src/paste/utils.py
+++ b/src/paste/utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import re
 import string
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Pattern
+from re import Pattern
 
 
 def generate_uuid() -> str:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def _find_without_extension(file_name: str) -> str:
     pattern_without_dot: Pattern[str] = re.compile(r"^" + file_name + "$")
     math_pattern: list = [x for x in file_list if pattern_with_dot.match(x) or pattern_without_dot.match(x)]
     if len(math_pattern) == 0:
-        return str()
+        return ""
     else:
         return math_pattern[0]