diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index b69161d5..5d0a1c58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: Display Python version
         run: python --version
@@ -48,22 +48,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install tox via pipx
         run: pipx install tox
 
-      - name: Set up Homebrew
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        uses: Homebrew/actions/setup-homebrew@master
-
-      - name: Install enchant on macOS
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        run: |
-          brew update
-          brew install enchant
-
-      - name: Run tests with tox except linkcheck
+      - name: Run tests with tox except linkcheck and spelling
         if: runner.os != 'Linux'
         run: tox -m docs
-        env:
-          TOX_SKIP_ENV: docs-test-linkcheck
 
       - name: Run all tests with tox
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        run: tox -m docs
+        run: tox -m docs-full
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa.yml b/.github/workflows/qa.yml
index 1c37d53b..5556ff4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: Display Python version
         run: python --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 91fc80d5..cb914ede 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12-dev"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-authors.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-authors.yaml
index bcdcab23..8eb8aba8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-authors.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-authors.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: Update AUTHORS.rst file
         shell: python
diff --git a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
index 4498738e..936d01ce 100644
--- a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
+++ b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
@@ -4,32 +4,32 @@
     "MD003": "atx", // heading-style
     "MD004": {
       // ul-style
-      "style": "dash"
+      "style": "dash",
     },
     "MD013": {
       // line-length
-      "line_length": 100
+      "line_length": 100,
     },
     "MD014": false, // commands-show-output
     "MD024": {
       // no-duplicate-heading
-      "siblings_only": true
+      "siblings_only": true,
     },
     "MD035": {
       // hr-style
-      "style": "---"
+      "style": "---",
     },
     "MD048": {
       // code-fence-style
-      "style": "backtick"
+      "style": "backtick",
     },
     "MD049": {
       // emphasis-style
-      "style": "underscore"
+      "style": "underscore",
     },
     "MD050": {
       // strong-style
-      "style": "asterisk"
-    }
-  }
+      "style": "asterisk",
+    },
+  },
 }
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d81e4dc1..229c0fe0 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 ---
 minimum_pre_commit_version: "2.17"
 default_stages: [commit]
+default_language_version:
+  python: python3.12
 
 ci:
-  skip: [mypy]
+  skip: [mypy, pylint]
 
 repos:
   # ----------------------------------------------
@@ -25,10 +27,15 @@ repos:
 
   # file checking out-of-the-box hooks
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: f71fa2c1f9cf5cb705f73dffe4b21f7c61470ba9 # frozen: v4.4.0
+    rev: 2c9f875913ee60ca25ce70243dc24d5b6415598c # frozen: v4.6.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-case-conflict
       - id: check-shebang-scripts-are-executable
+        exclude: '^.*\.rs$'
+        stages: [commit]
+      - id: check-symlinks
+      - id: destroyed-symlinks
+      - id: forbid-new-submodules
 
   # ####################################################################################
   #
@@ -41,25 +48,21 @@ repos:
   # ----------------------------------------------
 
   # ruff - python linter with fixing ability
-  - repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: 47023bed2b253176c10ba0f760c85e952e52e5fd # frozen: v0.0.287
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: 1dc9eb131c2ea4816c708e4d85820d2cc8542683 # frozen: v0.5.0
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         name: ruff (fix)
         args: ["--fix-only", "--exit-non-zero-on-fix", "--config=pyproject.toml"]
-
-  # black - python formatter
-  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: b70b2c619671f0c6adc722742181bd2fa6e2a2f4 # frozen: 23.9.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: black
-        args: ["--safe"]
+      - id: ruff-format
+        name: ruff (format)
 
   # blacken-docs - black for python code in docs (rst/md/tex)
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
-    rev: 960ead214cd1184149d366c6d27ca6c369ce46b6 # frozen: 1.16.0
+    rev: 4c97c4a0d921007af6fefae92d8447cfbf63720b # frozen: 1.18.0
     hooks:
       - id: blacken-docs
+        args: ["--line-length=100", "--target-version=py312"]
         exclude: testing|tests
 
   # ----------------------------------------------
@@ -68,9 +71,11 @@ repos:
 
   # prettier - multi formatter
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-prettier
-    rev: fc260393cc4ec09f8fc0a5ba4437f481c8b55dc1 # frozen: v3.0.3
+    rev: f12edd9c7be1c20cfa42420fd0e6df71e42b51ea # frozen: v4.0.0-alpha.8
     hooks:
       - id: prettier
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - "prettier@^3.2.4"
 
   # ----------------------------------------------
   # Spelling dict
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ repos:
 
   # code unspecific out-of-the-box hooks
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: f71fa2c1f9cf5cb705f73dffe4b21f7c61470ba9 # frozen: v4.4.0
+    rev: 2c9f875913ee60ca25ce70243dc24d5b6415598c # frozen: v4.6.0
     hooks:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
         stages: [commit]
@@ -118,18 +123,18 @@ repos:
 
   - repo: local
     hooks:
-      # Find TODO:|FIXME:|BUG: comments in all files
+      # Find TODO:|FIXME: comments in all files
       # Inline skip: `#i#` directly after the colon after the tag-word
       - id: find-todos
-        name: "Find TODO:|FIXME:|BUG: comments"
-        description: "Check for TODO:|FIXME:|BUG: comments in all files"
+        name: "Find TODO:|FIXME: comments"
+        description: "Check for TODO:|FIXME: comments in all files"
         language: pygrep
-        entry: '(^|//!?|#|<!--|;|/\*(\*|!)?|\.\.)\s*(TODO:|FIXME:|BUG:)(?!#i#)'
+        entry: '(^|//!?|#|<!--|;|/\*(\*|!)?|\.\.)\s*(TODO:|FIXME:)(?!\s#i#)'
         exclude: TODO
 
   # code unspecific out-of-the-box hooks
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: f71fa2c1f9cf5cb705f73dffe4b21f7c61470ba9 # frozen: v4.4.0
+    rev: 2c9f875913ee60ca25ce70243dc24d5b6415598c # frozen: v4.6.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-merge-conflict
       - id: detect-private-key
@@ -139,32 +144,25 @@ repos:
   # ----------------------------------------------
 
   # ruff - python linter with fixing ability
-  - repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: 47023bed2b253176c10ba0f760c85e952e52e5fd # frozen: v0.0.287
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: 1dc9eb131c2ea4816c708e4d85820d2cc8542683 # frozen: v0.5.0
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         name: ruff (lint)
         args: ["--config=pyproject.toml"]
+      - id: ruff-format
+        name: ruff (format-check)
+        args: ["--diff"]
 
   # python specific out-of-the-box hooks
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: f71fa2c1f9cf5cb705f73dffe4b21f7c61470ba9 # frozen: v4.4.0
+    rev: 2c9f875913ee60ca25ce70243dc24d5b6415598c # frozen: v4.6.0
     hooks:
       - id: debug-statements
       - id: fix-encoding-pragma
         args: ["--remove"]
       - id: name-tests-test
 
-  # several python code regex hooks
-  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pygrep-hooks
-    rev: 3a6eb0fadf60b3cccfd80bad9dbb6fae7e47b316 # frozen: v1.10.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: python-check-blanket-noqa
-      - id: python-check-blanket-type-ignore
-      - id: python-check-mock-methods
-      - id: python-no-eval
-      - id: python-no-log-warn
-
   # Lint hooks managed via tox envs b/c they need the pkg installed
   - repo: local
     hooks:
@@ -180,13 +178,24 @@ repos:
         pass_filenames: false
         require_serial: true
 
+  # pylint - python linter
+  - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/
+    rev: 769ffd20bbf321a6cf23f5e7221a0b8221f51482 # frozen: v3.2.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: pylint
+        name: spell-check (pylint+pyenchant)
+        description: >
+          spell-check in docstrings/comments in py-source via pyenchant and pylint
+        additional_dependencies: [pyenchant]
+        args: ["--disable=all", "--enable=spelling", "--rcfile=.pylintrc.spelling.toml"]
+
   # ----------------------------------------------
   # Shell script
   # ----------------------------------------------
 
   # shellscript (via PyPI package)
   - repo: https://github.com/shellcheck-py/shellcheck-py
-    rev: 375289a39f5708101b1f916eb729e8d6da96993f # frozen: v0.9.0.5
+    rev: a23f6b85d0fdd5bb9d564e2579e678033debbdff # frozen: v0.10.0.1
     hooks:
       - id: shellcheck
 
@@ -196,7 +205,7 @@ repos:
 
   # rstcheck - rst file checker
   - repo: https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck
-    rev: 165c37523acb08cc649f44d378c80266ce451c2a # frozen: v6.1.2
+    rev: 445861c31d8134562e723d77115721038de2e687 # frozen: v6.2.0
     hooks:
       - id: rstcheck
         additional_dependencies: [sphinx]
@@ -209,7 +218,7 @@ repos:
 
   # markdownlint - md file checker
   - repo: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2
-    rev: 5199ad880c218462d54620a41ea08cc210eb1c5f # frozen: v0.9.2
+    rev: 24eb4dce508ab81398d14d75179123fca425f12d # frozen: v0.13.0
     hooks:
       - id: markdownlint-cli2
 
@@ -219,14 +228,14 @@ repos:
 
   # JSON specific out-of-the-box hooks
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: f71fa2c1f9cf5cb705f73dffe4b21f7c61470ba9 # frozen: v4.4.0
+    rev: 2c9f875913ee60ca25ce70243dc24d5b6415598c # frozen: v4.6.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-toml
       - id: check-yaml
 
   # yamllint - yaml linter
   - repo: https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint
-    rev: b05e028c5881819161d11cb543fd96a30c06cceb # frozen: v1.32.0
+    rev: 81e9f98ffd059efe8aa9c1b1a42e5cce61b640c6 # frozen: v1.35.1
     hooks:
       - id: yamllint
 
@@ -235,6 +244,6 @@ repos:
   # ----------------------------------------------
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit
-    rev: fe9ba6b53fd5ae112ef5a3d2ac883e2d0e5a10db # frozen: v3.4.0
+    rev: 9ee076835365c0b3aa700de8f574def623826385 # frozen: v3.7.1
     hooks:
       - id: validate_manifest
diff --git a/.pylintrc.spelling.toml b/.pylintrc.spelling.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fdbb18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pylintrc.spelling.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[tool.pylint]
+  [tool.pylint.spelling]
+  spelling-dict = "en_US"
+  spelling-private-dict-file = "spelling_dict.txt"
diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index 86480e95..06a63536 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Additional contributions by (sorted by name)
 - Dmitry <root@uralbash.ru>
 - Doyle Rowland <doyle.rowland@reliaqual.com>
 - Eugene Lorman <eugene.lorman@gmail.com>
+- Fabian Affolter <mail@fabian-affolter.ch>
 - Jochen Sprickerhof <git@jochen.sprickerhof.de>
 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
 - Kagami Sascha Rosylight <saschanaz@outlook.com>
@@ -31,7 +32,10 @@ Additional contributions by (sorted by name)
 - Qeole <qeole@outlook.com>
 - Sameer Singh <sam7thegreat@gmail.com>
 - Santos Gallegos <santos_g@outlook.com>
+- Steve Piercy <web@stevepiercy.com>
 - Svintsov Dmitry <root@uralbash.ru>
+- Tempookian <124298725+tempookian@users.noreply.github.com>
 - Theodore Ni <3806110+tjni@users.noreply.github.com>
 - Timo Röhling <timo@gaussglocke.de>
 - biscuitsnake <11334474+biscuitsnake@users.noreply.github.com>
+- tempookian <124298725+tempookian@users.noreply.github.com>
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4785fbe3..e2819449 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,11 +17,52 @@ NOTE: please use them in this order.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-[diff v6.2.0...main](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.2.0...main)
+[diff v6.2.4...main](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.2.4...main)
 
-## [6.2.0 (2023-09-09)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.2.0)
+## [v6.2.4 (2024-07-07)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.2.4)
 
-[diff vv6.1.2...v6.2.0](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/vv6.1.2...v6.2.0)
+[diff v6.2.3...v6.2.4](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.2.3...v6.2.4)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Add note on how to disable pretty exception output ([#228](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/228))
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+- Add help text to `--version` flag ([#228](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/228))
+
+## [v6.2.3 (2024-07-07)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.2.3)
+
+[diff v6.2.2...v6.2.3](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.2.2...v6.2.3)
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+- Fix typer dependency by removing the `[standard]` extra which is only used on typer-slim.
+  Typer by default has the extras included.
+
+## [v6.2.2 (2024-07-07)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.2.2)
+
+[diff v6.2.1...v6.2.2](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.2.1...v6.2.2)
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+- Bump min. version of typer and fix dependency group name ([#223](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/issues/223))
+- Update configs for dev tooling ([#225](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/225))
+- Bump default python version to 3.12 ([#225](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/225))
+
+## [v6.2.1 (2024-03-23)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.2.1)
+
+[diff v6.2.0...v6.2.1](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.2.0...v6.2.1)
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+- Remove unused pre python 3.8 compatibility code ([#195](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/195))
+- Drop support for sphinx v4 ([#207](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/207))
+- Added `__main__.py` to enable command-line execution via python -m rstcheck ([#206](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/206))
+
+## [v6.2.0 (2023-09-09)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.2.0)
+
+[diff v6.1.2...v6.2.0](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.1.2...v6.2.0)
 
 ### Bugfixes
 
@@ -37,7 +78,7 @@ NOTE: please use them in this order.
 - Change dev tooling ([#188](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/188))
 - Add python 3.12 to CI ([#188](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/188))
 
-## [6.1.2 (2023-03-12)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.1.2)
+## [v6.1.2 (2023-03-12)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.1.2)
 
 [diff v6.1.1...v6.1.2](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.1.1...v6.1.2)
 
@@ -47,7 +88,7 @@ NOTE: please use them in this order.
 - Set tomli extra dependency to python < 3.11 like rstcheck-core ([#162](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/issues/162))
 - Drop python 3.7 ([#177](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/177))
 
-## [6.1.1 (2022-11-12)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.1.1)
+## [v6.1.1 (2022-11-12)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.1.1)
 
 [diff v6.1.0...v6.1.1](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.1.0...v6.1.1)
 
@@ -61,7 +102,7 @@ NOTE: please use them in this order.
 - Remove unused dependencies (docutils & its stubs, pydantic) ([#149](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/pull/149))
 - Add python 3.11 to CI
 
-## [6.1.0 (2022-08-14)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.1.0)
+## [v6.1.0 (2022-08-14)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.1.0)
 
 [diff v6.0.0.post1...v6.1.0](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.0.0.post1...v6.1.0)
 
@@ -79,7 +120,7 @@ NOTE: please use them in this order.
 - Update development tooling dependencies
 - Bump lower version constraint on typer from 0.3.2 to 0.4.1 ([#138](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/issues/138))
 
-## [6.0.0.post1 (2022-06-05)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.0.0.post1)
+## [v6.0.0.post1 (2022-06-05)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.0.0.post1)
 
 [diff v6.0.0...v6.0.0.post1](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.0.0...v6.0.0.post1)
 
@@ -88,7 +129,7 @@ NOTE: please use them in this order.
 - Move release date into version headline link
 - Don't include failing test example in sdist ([#128](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/issues/128))
 
-## [6.0.0 (2022-06-04)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.0.0)
+## [v6.0.0 (2022-06-04)](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/releases/v6.0.0)
 
 [diff v6.0.0rc3...v6.0.0](https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/compare/v6.0.0rc3...v6.0.0)
 
diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.md b/docs/source/changelog.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40c10426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Changelog File
+
+```{include} ../../CHANGELOG.md
+
+```
diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ab37940f..00000000
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.. mdinclude:: ../../CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 2886c1a0..21937963 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 """Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import datetime
 import os
 import re
 import typing as t
+from importlib.metadata import metadata
 from importlib.util import find_spec
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import sphinx_rtd_theme  # type: ignore[import]
+import sphinx_rtd_theme  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from sphinx.application import Sphinx
 
-try:
-    from importlib.metadata import metadata
-except ModuleNotFoundError:  # pragma: py-gte-38
-    from importlib_metadata import metadata  # type: ignore[import,no-redef]
-
 
 needs_sphinx = "3.1"  #: Minimum Sphinx version to build the docs
 
@@ -73,9 +70,13 @@
 tls_cacerts = os.getenv("SSL_CERT_FILE")
 
 
-#: -- M2R2 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-extensions.append("m2r2")
-source_suffix = [".rst", ".md"]
+#: -- MyST -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+extensions.append("myst_parser")
+source_suffix = {
+    ".rst": "restructuredtext",
+    ".txt": "markdown",
+    ".md": "markdown",
+}
 
 
 #: -- LINKCHECK CONFIG -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -122,10 +123,10 @@
 
 
 #: -- SPELLING -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-spelling_word_list_filename = "spelling_dict.txt"
+spelling_word_list_filename = "../../spelling_dict.txt"
 spelling_show_suggestions = True
 
-if find_spec("sphinxcontrib.spelling") is not None:
+if find_spec("sphinxcontrib.spelling") is not None and os.environ.get("SPHINX_SPELLING") == "true":
     extensions.append("sphinxcontrib.spelling")
 else:
     NOT_LOADED_MSGS.append("## 'sphinxcontrib-spelling' extension not loaded - not installed")
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index aa0b4ad4..921e272b 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Welcome to rstcheck's documentation!
 .. include:: _badges.rst
 
 
-This a the documentation of ``rstcheck``. A CLI application for checking
+This is the documentation of ``rstcheck``, a CLI application for checking
 the syntax of reStructuredText and code blocks nested within it.
 
 
diff --git a/docs/source/usage/cli.rst b/docs/source/usage/cli.rst
index dfc5c39c..c4738aaa 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage/cli.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,16 @@ is auto-generated by sphinx-click extension.
    More information about the single configuration options can be found in the
    :ref:`usage/config:Configuration` section
 
+.. note::
+
+   If you get an exception and the pretty output makes the exception information unreadable try
+   to run rstcheck with the environment variable ``_TYPER_STANDARD_TRACEBACK`` set to ``1`` like
+   ``_TYPER_STANDARD_TRACEBACK=1 rstcheck somefile.rst```.
+   Read more at `typer's docs`_.
+
 
 .. click:: rstcheck._cli:typer_click_object
    :prog: rstcheck
    :show-nested:
+
+.. _typer's docs: https://typer.tiangolo.com/tutorial/exceptions/#disable-pretty-exceptions
diff --git a/prep_release.py b/prep_release.py
index 0b194f55..bd0cc9ba 100644
--- a/prep_release.py
+++ b/prep_release.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Script for preparing the repo for a new release."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
@@ -8,11 +9,6 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-if sys.version_info[0:2] <= (3, 6):
-    msg = "Script runs only with python 3.7 or newer."
-    raise RuntimeError(msg)
-
-
 PATCH = ("patch", "bugfix")
 MINOR = ("minor", "feature")
 MAJOR = ("major", "breaking")
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ def bump_version(current_version: str, release_type: str = "patch") -> str:
         print("Given `RELEASE TYPE` is invalid.")  # noqa: T201
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    return version
+    return f"v{version}"
 
 
 def update_changelog(new_version: str, last_version: str, *, first_release: bool) -> None:
@@ -75,14 +71,14 @@ def update_changelog(new_version: str, last_version: str, *, first_release: bool
 
     if release_line:
         today = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.UTC).date().isoformat()
-        compare = f"{'' if first_release else 'v'}{last_version}...v{new_version}"
+        compare = f"{'' if first_release else ''}{last_version}...{new_version}"
         changelog_lines[release_line] = (
             "## Unreleased\n"
             "\n"
-            f"[diff v{new_version}...main]"
-            f"({REPO_URL}/compare/v{new_version}...main)\n"
+            f"[diff {new_version}...main]"
+            f"({REPO_URL}/compare/{new_version}...main)\n"
             "\n"
-            f"## [{new_version} ({today})]({REPO_URL}/releases/v{new_version})\n"
+            f"## [{new_version} ({today})]({REPO_URL}/releases/{new_version})\n"
             "\n"
             f"[diff {compare}]({REPO_URL}/compare/{compare})"
         )
@@ -97,20 +93,21 @@ def update_changelog(new_version: str, last_version: str, *, first_release: bool
 
 def commit_and_tag(version: str) -> None:
     """Git commit and tag the new release."""
-    subprocess.run(
-        [  # noqa: S603,S607
+    subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        [  # noqa: S607
             "git",
             "commit",
             "--no-verify",
-            f'--message="release v{version} [skip ci]"',
+            f'--message="release {version} [skip ci]"',
             "--include",
             "pyproject.toml",
             "CHANGELOG.md",
         ],
         check=True,
     )
-    subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "tag", "-am", f"'v{version}'", f"v{version}"], check=True  # noqa: S603,S607
+    subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        ["git", "tag", "-am", f"'{version}'", version],  # noqa: S607
+        check=True,
     )
 
 
@@ -143,15 +140,15 @@ def _main() -> int:
     if args.first_release:
         release_version = "v1.0.0"
         #: Get first commit
-        current_version = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "rev-list", "--max-parents=0", "HEAD"],  # noqa: S603,S607
+        current_version = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+            ["git", "rev-list", "--max-parents=0", "HEAD"],  # noqa: S607
             check=True,
             capture_output=True,
         ).stdout.decode()[0:7]
     else:
         git_tags = (
-            subprocess.run(
-                ["git", "tag", "--list"],  # noqa: S603,S607
+            subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+                ["git", "tag", "--list"],  # noqa: S607
                 check=True,
                 capture_output=True,
                 cwd=Path(__file__).parent,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dff0e67a..070259f9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 
 dependencies = [
   "rstcheck-core >=1.1",
-  "importlib-metadata >=1.6; python_version<='3.8'",
-  "typing-extensions >=3.7.4; python_version<='3.8'",
-  "typer[all]  >=0.4.1",
+  "typer >=0.12.0",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
 rstcheck = "rstcheck._cli:main"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-sphinx = ["sphinx >=4.0"]
+sphinx = ["sphinx >=5.0"]
 toml = ["tomli >=2.0; python_version<='3.10'"]
 testing = [
     "pytest >=7.2",
@@ -42,8 +40,8 @@ testing = [
     "pytest-randomly >=3.0",
 ]
 docs = [
-    "sphinx >=4.0",
-    "m2r2 >=0.3.2",
+    "sphinx >=5.0",
+    "myst-parser >=3",
     "sphinx-rtd-theme >=1.2",
     "sphinxcontrib-spelling >=7.3",
     "sphinx-click >=4.0.3",
@@ -66,120 +64,152 @@ Changelog = "https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 write_to = "src/rstcheck/__version__.py"
 
 
-# -- BLACK CONFIG ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 100
-exclude = "venv/"
-include = '\.pyi?$'  # single quotes needed
-
-
 # -- MYPY CONFIG ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 [tool.mypy]
-show_error_codes = true
+python_version = "3.12"
+follow_imports = "silent"
+disallow_any_generics = true
+disallow_subclassing_any = true
+disallow_untyped_defs = true
+check_untyped_defs = true
 strict_optional = true
-warn_unused_ignores = true
 warn_redundant_casts = true
+warn_unused_ignores = true
 warn_return_any = true
 warn_unreachable = true
-disallow_any_generics = true
-check_untyped_defs = true
 implicit_reexport = false
-python_version = "3.11"  # CHANGE ME
-plugins = "pydantic.mypy"
+show_error_context = true
+show_column_numbers = true
+plugins = ["pydantic.mypy"]
+exclude = "\\.bak\\."
 
 [tool.pydantic-mypy]
 init_forbid_extra = true
 init_typed = false
 warn_required_dynamic_aliases = true
-warn_untyped_fields = true
 
 
 # -- RUFF CONFIG ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py311"
+target-version = "py312"
 line-length = 100
-format = "grouped"
+output-format = "full"
 show-fixes = true
-show-source = true
-task-tags = ["TODO", "FIXME", "XXX", "NOTE", "BUG", "HACK", "CHANGE ME"]
 extend-exclude = [
   "*venv*/",
   "*.bak.*",
 ]
 src = ["src", "tests"]
 
-unfixable = ["ERA001"]
-
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+# MISSING
+# flake8-aaa https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/3462
+# flake8-broken-line https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/3465
+# flake8-cognitive-complexity https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/2418 # max_cognitive_complexity = 10
+# flake8-docstrings via pydocstyle?
+# flake8-rst-docstrings = ">=0.2.5" # RST...
+# flake8-sql https://github.com/sqlfluff/sqlfluff/
+# flake8-typing-imports https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/2302
+# flake8-use-fstring partial via UP031/UP032 https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/2097
+# flake8-variables-names https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/3463
+# flake8-walrus https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/3464
+#########
 select = [
-  "A",   # flake8-builtins
-  "AIR", # Airflow
-  "ANN", # flake8-annotations
-  "ARG", # flake8-unused-arguments
+  "A",     # flake8-builtins
+  "AIR",   # Airflow
+  "ANN",   # flake8-annotations
+  "ARG",   # flake8-unused-arguments
   "ASYNC", # flake8-async
-  "B",   # flake8-bugbear
-  "BLE", # flake8-blind-except
-  "C4",  # flake8-comprehensions
-  "C90", # mccabe
-  # "COM", # flake8-commas # black does that
-  "D",   # pydocstyle
-  "DJ",  # flake8-django
-  "DTZ", # flake8-datetimez
-  "E",   # pycodestyle
-  "EM",  # flake8-errmsg
-  "ERA", # flake8-eradicate
-  "EXE", # flake8-executable
-  "F",   # pyflakes
-  "FA",   # flake8-future-annotations
-  "FBT", # flake8-boolean-trap
-  # "FIX", # flake8-fixme # custom pre-commit hook does with RegEx
-  "FLY", # flynt
-  "G",   # flake8-logging-format
-  "I",   # isort
-  "ICN", # flake8-import-conventions
-  "INP", # flake8-no-pep420
-  "INT", # flake8-gettext
-  "ISC", # flake8-implicit-str-concat
-  "N",   # pep8-naming
-  "NPY", # NumPy-specific rules
-  "PD",  # flake8-vet
+  "B",     # flake8-bugbear
+  "BLE",   # flake8-blind-except
+  "C4",    # flake8-comprehensions
+  "C90",   # mccabe
+  # "COM",   # flake8-commas # black does that
+  # "CPY",   # flake8-copyright # not needed
+  "D",     # pydocstyle
+  "DJ",    # flake8-django
+  "DTZ",   # flake8-datetimez
+  "E",     # pycodestyle
+  "EM",    # flake8-errmsg
+  "ERA",   # flake8-eradicate
+  "EXE",   # flake8-executable
+  "F",     # pyflakes
+  "FA",    # flake8-future-annotations
+  "FBT",   # flake8-boolean-trap
+  # "FIX",   # flake8-fixme # custom pre-commit hook does with RegEx
+  "FLY",   # flynt
+  "FURB",  # refurb
+  "G",     # flake8-logging-format
+  "I",     # isort
+  "ICN",   # flake8-import-conventions
+  "INP",   # flake8-no-pep420
+  "INT",   # flake8-gettext
+  "ISC",   # flake8-implicit-str-concat
+  "LOG",   # flake8-logging
+  "N",     # pep8-naming
+  "NPY",   # NumPy-specific rules
+  "PD",    # flake8-vet
   "PERF",  # Perflint
-  "PGH", # pygrep-hooks
-  "PIE", # flake8-pie
-  "PLC", # Pylint - Convention
-  "PLE", # Pylint - Error
-  "PLR", # Pylint - Refactor
-  "PLW", # Pylint - Warning
-  "PT",  # flake8-pytest-style
-  "PTH", # flake8-use-pathlib
-  "PYI", # flake8-pyi
-  "Q",   # flake8-quotes
-  "RET", # flake8-return
-  "RUF", # Ruff-specific rules
-  "RSE", # flake8-raise
-  "S",   # flake8-bandit
-  "SLF", # flake8-self
-  "SLOT", # flake8-slots
-  "SIM", # flake8-simplify
-  # "T10", # flake8-debugger # pre-commit hook does that
-  "T20", # flake8-print
-  "TCH", # flake8-type-checking
-  # "TD", # flake8-todo
-  "TID", # flake8-tidy-imports
-  "TRY", # tryceratops
-  "UP",  # pyupgrade
-  "W",   # pycodestyle
-  "YTT", # flake8-2020
+  "PGH",   # pygrep-hooks
+  "PIE",   # flake8-pie
+  "PLC",   # Pylint - Convention
+  "PLE",   # Pylint - Error
+  "PLR",   # Pylint - Refactor
+  "PLW",   # Pylint - Warning
+  "PT",    # flake8-pytest-style
+  "PTH",   # flake8-use-pathlib
+  "PYI",   # flake8-pyi
+  "Q",     # flake8-quotes
+  "RET",   # flake8-return
+  "RSE",   # flake8-raise
+  "RUF",   # Ruff-specific rules
+  "S",     # flake8-bandit
+  "SIM",   # flake8-simplify
+  "SLF",   # flake8-self
+  "SLOT",  # flake8-slots
+  # "T10",   # flake8-debugger # pre-commit hook does that
+  "T20",   # flake8-print
+  "TCH",   # flake8-type-checking
+  "TD",    # flake8-todos
+  "TID",   # flake8-tidy-imports
+  "TRY",   # tryceratops
+  "UP",    # pyupgrade
+  "W",     # pycodestyle
+  "YTT",   # flake8-2020
 ]
-
 ignore = [
   # deactivate because unwanted
-  "ANN101", # type self
-  "ANN102", # type cls
-  "E501",  # line length
+  "ANN101",   # type self
+  "ANN102",   # type cls
+  "E501",     # line length
+  "G00",      # logging uses format strings
+  "PT011",    # Use match for specific exceptions in pytest.raises
+  # Deactivated for ruff-fmt
+  "W191",     # tab-indentation
+  "E111",     # indentation-with-invalid-multiple
+  "E114",     # indentation-with-invalid-multiple-comment
+  "E117",     # over-indented
+  "D206",     # indent-with-spaces
+  "D300",     # triple-single-quotes
+  "TD001",    # invalid-todo-tag
+  "TD002",    # missing-todo-author
+  "TD003",    # missing-todo-link
+  "Q000",     # bad-quotes-inline-string
+  "Q001",     # bad-quotes-multiline-string
+  "Q002",     # bad-quotes-docstring
+  "Q003",     # avoidable-escaped-quote
+  "COM812",   # missing-trailing-comma
+  "COM819",   # prohibited-trailing-comma
   "PT011", # Use match for specific exceptions in pytest.raises
+  "ISC001",   # single-line-implicit-string-concatenation
+  "ISC002",   # multi-line-implicit-string-concatenation
 ]
+unfixable = ["ERA001"]
+
+task-tags = ["TODO", "FIXME", "XXX", "NOTE", "BUG", "HACK", "CHANGE ME"]
+# typing-modules = []
 
-[tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
+[tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
 "**/tests/**" = [
   "ARG",  # unused arguments
   "PLR0913",  # Too many arguments to function call
@@ -202,59 +232,62 @@ ignore = [
 ]
 "__version__.py" = ["ALL"]
 
-[tool.ruff.flake8-annotations]
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-annotations]
 suppress-dummy-args = true
 
-[tool.ruff.flake8-bugbear]
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-bugbear]
 extend-immutable-calls = [
   "typer.Argument",
   "typer.Option",
 ]
 
-[tool.ruff.flake8-builtins]
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-builtins]
 builtins-ignorelist = [
   "id",
 ]
 
-[tool.ruff.flake8-import-conventions.extend-aliases]
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-import-conventions.extend-aliases]
 "typing" = "t"
 
-[tool.ruff.flake8-pytest-style]
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-pytest-style]
 fixture-parentheses = false
 mark-parentheses = false
 
-[tool.ruff.flake8-type-checking]
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-type-checking]
 runtime-evaluated-base-classes = [
   "pydantic.BaseModel",
 ]
 
-[tool.ruff.isort]
+[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 combine-as-imports = true
+known-first-party = []
+known-third-party = []
 required-imports = [
   "from __future__ import annotations",
 ]
 
-[tool.ruff.mccabe]
+[tool.ruff.lint.mccabe]
 max-complexity = 20
 
-[tool.ruff.pep8-naming]
+[tool.ruff.lint.pep8-naming]
 classmethod-decorators = [
-  "pydantic.validator",
+  "pydantic.field_validator",
+  "pydantic.model_validator",
 ]
 staticmethod-decorators = []
 
-[tool.ruff.pycodestyle]
+[tool.ruff.lint.pycodestyle]
 ignore-overlong-task-comments = true
 max-doc-length = 100
 
-[tool.ruff.pydocstyle]
+[tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
 convention = "pep257"
 ignore-decorators = [
   "typing.overload",
 ]
 property-decorators = []
 
-[tool.ruff.pylint]
+[tool.ruff.lint.pylint]
 max-args = 6
 
 
@@ -262,6 +295,8 @@ max-args = 6
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = "-ra --showlocals"
 mock_use_standalone_module = true
+junit_family = "xunit2"
+asyncio_mode = "strict"
 
 
 # -- COVERAGE CONFIG ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -302,6 +337,7 @@ exclude_lines = [
   "if 0:",
   "if False:",
   "if TYPE_CHECKING:",
+  "if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:",
   "if MYPY:",
 ]
 
@@ -310,5 +346,4 @@ show_contexts = true
 
 [tool.coverage.coverage_conditional_plugin.rules]
 # use with: # pragma: <KEY>
-py-gte-38 = "sys_version_info >= (3, 8)"
 py-gte-310 = "sys_version_info >= (3, 10)"
diff --git a/docs/source/spelling_dict.txt b/spelling_dict.txt
similarity index 69%
rename from docs/source/spelling_dict.txt
rename to spelling_dict.txt
index e83f59cc..c7758b58 100644
--- a/docs/source/spelling_dict.txt
+++ b/spelling_dict.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+SkipNode
+ValidationError
 api
+apidoc
 arg
 args
 attr
+autoapidoc
 bool
 boolean
 bugfixes
@@ -15,19 +19,27 @@ compat
 conf
 config
 configs
+contextmanager
+cpp
 csv
 deleter
 dependabot
 dev
+dict
+dicts
 dir
 dirs
 docstring
 docstrings
 doctest
+docutils
 dotenv
+enum
+enum's
 env
 envs
 envvar
+errorless
 exe
 executable
 executables
@@ -44,11 +56,16 @@ importlib
 ini
 init
 inv
+json
 kwarg
 kwargs
 linter
 linters
+lintersm
+loglevel
+macOS
 makefile
+monkeypatch
 monkypatch
 monkypatched
 multiline
@@ -59,15 +76,20 @@ nox
 nox's
 noxfile
 num
+numok
+ok
 opensource
 os
 parametrize
+parsable
 pragma
 pre
+prepended
 py
 pydantic
 pyproject
 pytest
+pyyaml
 rc
 rd
 reStructuredText
@@ -79,12 +101,20 @@ rstcheck
 rtd
 sdist
 setter
+setuptools
+sourcecode
+sphinxcontrib
 st
+stderr
 stdin
+stdout
 subdependency
 submodule
 submodules
+subprocess
+sys
 temp
+tempfile
 testcleanup
 testsetup
 tmp
@@ -92,10 +122,16 @@ toctree
 tokenize
 toml
 tomli
+tomllib
 tox
 travis
 txt
+typer
+unparsable
+validator
 venv
 virtualenv
 whitespace
+xdist
 xml
+yaml
diff --git a/src/rstcheck/__main__.py b/src/rstcheck/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7592d338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rstcheck/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Executes CLI application's `main` function.
+
+This module acts as the entry point for the application. When executed as the
+main script, it calls the `main` function from the ._cli submodule to start the
+application.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from ._cli import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/src/rstcheck/_cli.py b/src/rstcheck/_cli.py
index 3b0ecbbc..6fd020e5 100644
--- a/src/rstcheck/_cli.py
+++ b/src/rstcheck/_cli.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 """CLI for rstcheck."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
 import pathlib
 import typing as t
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
 import typer
 from rstcheck_core import _extras, config as config_mod, runner
 
-from rstcheck import _compat
-
 HELP_CONFIG = """Config file to load. Can be a INI file or directory.
 If a directory is passed it will be searched for .rstcheck.cfg | setup.cfg.
 If 'NONE' is passed no config file is loaded at all.
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@
 HELP_IGNORE_MESSAGES = """A regular expression to match linting issue messages against to ignore.
 Can be set in config file.
 """
+HELP_VERSION = "Print versions and exit."
 
 
 def setup_logger(loglevel: str) -> None:
     """Set up logging.
 
     :param loglevel: Level to log at.
-    :raises TypeError: On invalid logging leveles.
+    :raises TypeError: On invalid logging levels.
     """
     numeric_level = getattr(logging, loglevel.upper(), None)
     if not isinstance(numeric_level, int):
@@ -66,10 +67,8 @@ def setup_logger(loglevel: str) -> None:
 def version_callback(value: bool) -> None:  # noqa: FBT001
     """Print the version and exit."""
     if value:
-        version = _compat.version("rstcheck")
-        core_version = _compat.version("rstcheck-core")
-        typer.echo(f"rstcheck CLI Version: {version}")
-        typer.echo(f"rstcheck-core Version: {core_version}")
+        typer.echo(f"rstcheck CLI Version: {version('rstcheck')}")
+        typer.echo(f"rstcheck-core Version: {version('rstcheck-core')}")
         raise typer.Exit
 
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ def cli(  # noqa: PLR0913
     report_level: t.Optional[str] = typer.Option(  # noqa: UP007
         None, metavar="LEVEL", help=HELP_REPORT_LEVEL
     ),
-    # TODO:#i# use `t.Literal["INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "SEVERE", "NONE"]` when supported
+    # TODO: #i# use `t.Literal["INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "SEVERE", "NONE"]` when supported
     log_level: str = typer.Option("WARNING", metavar="LEVEL", help=HELP_LOG_LEVEL),
     ignore_directives: t.Optional[str] = typer.Option(  # noqa: UP007
         None, help=HELP_IGNORE_DIRECTIVES
@@ -103,9 +102,9 @@ def cli(  # noqa: PLR0913
         None, metavar="REGEX", help=HELP_IGNORE_MESSAGES
     ),
     version: t.Optional[bool] = typer.Option(  # noqa: ARG001, UP007
-        None, "--version", callback=version_callback, is_eager=True
+        None, "--version", callback=version_callback, is_eager=True, help=HELP_VERSION
     ),
-) -> int:
+) -> None:
     """CLI of rstcheck."""
     setup_logger(log_level)
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -139,9 +138,11 @@ def cli(  # noqa: PLR0913
         exit_code = _runner.print_result()
 
     except FileNotFoundError as exc:
-        if not exc.strerror == "Passed config path not found.":  # pragma: no cover
-            raise
-        logger.critical("### Passed config path was not found: '%(path)s'", {"path": exc.filename})
+        if exc.strerror == "Passed config path not found.":  # pragma: no cover
+            logger.critical("Passed config path was not found: '%(path)s'", {"path": exc.filename})
+            raise typer.Exit(code=1) from None
+
+        raise
 
     raise typer.Exit(code=exit_code)
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ def cli(  # noqa: PLR0913
 
 Enabled features: {enabled_features}
 
-Pass one ore more rst FILES to check.
+Pass one or more RST FILES to check.
 Can be files or directories if --recursive is passed too.
 Pass "-" if you want to read from stdin.
 """
diff --git a/src/rstcheck/_compat.py b/src/rstcheck/_compat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bf618a8..00000000
--- a/src/rstcheck/_compat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-"""Compatability code for older python version."""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-try:
-    from importlib.metadata import version
-except ImportError:  # pragma: py-gte-38
-    from importlib_metadata import version  # type: ignore[import,no-redef]
-
-
-__all__ = ["version"]
diff --git a/tests/_cli_test.py b/tests/_cli_test.py
index ff3f9ae0..4600fa1b 100644
--- a/tests/_cli_test.py
+++ b/tests/_cli_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 """Tests for ``_cli`` module.
 
 ``_cli.cli`` is not really good testable with unit tests.
-Therfore tests are in the ``integration_tests`` directory.
+Therefore tests are in the ``integration_tests`` directory.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pytest
@@ -19,5 +20,5 @@ def test_setup_logger_errors_on_invalid_levels(level: str) -> None:
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("level", ["debug", "InFO", "WARNING", "ErRor", "critical"])
 def test_setup_logger_valid_levels(level: str) -> None:
-    """Test no execption is raised on valid levels."""
+    """Test no exception is raised on valid levels."""
     _cli.setup_logger(level)  # act
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a8d8ae61..d8dcb7b4 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Fixtures for tests."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pathlib
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/cli_test.py b/tests/integration_tests/cli_test.py
index f37f97df..c2da7bc1 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/cli_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/cli_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Integration test for the CLI."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pathlib
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py b/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
index 40493de6..ddb7684d 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Fixtures for integration tests."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ac25f8fb..290bc0e6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,24 +10,25 @@ env_list =
     package
     pre-commit-run
     py{312,311,310,39,38}
-    py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-sphinx{4,5,6,7}
+    py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-sphinx{5,6,7}
     py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-tomli
     coverage-all
     docs-test-{html,linkcheck,doctest,spelling}
 
 labels =
-    test = py{312,311,310,39,38},py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-sphinx{4,5,6,7},py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-tomli,coverage-all
-    py3.8 = py38,py38-with-sphinx{4,5,6,7},py38-with-tomli,coverage-all
-    py3.9 = py39,py39-with-sphinx{4,5,6,7},py39-with-tomli,coverage-all
-    py3.10 = py310,py310-with-sphinx{4,5,6,7},py310-with-tomli,package,coverage-all
-    py3.11 = py311,py311-with-sphinx{4,5,6,7},py311-with-tomli,package,coverage-all
-    py3.12 = py312,py312-with-sphinx{4,5,6,7},py312-with-tomli,package,coverage-all
-    docs = docs-test-{html,linkcheck,doctest,spelling}
+    test = py{312,311,310,39,38},py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-sphinx{5,6,7},py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-tomli,coverage-all
+    py3.8 = py38,py38-with-sphinx{5,6,7},py38-with-tomli,coverage-all
+    py3.9 = py39,py39-with-sphinx{5,6,7},py39-with-tomli,coverage-all
+    py3.10 = py310,py310-with-sphinx{5,6,7},py310-with-tomli,package,coverage-all
+    py3.11 = py311,py311-with-sphinx{5,6,7},py311-with-tomli,package,coverage-all
+    py3.12 = py312,py312-with-sphinx{5,6,7},py312-with-tomli,package,coverage-all
+    docs = docs-test-{html,doctest}
+    docs-full = docs-test-{html,linkcheck,doctest,spelling}
 
 
 [testenv]
 description = basic config env
-base_python = python3.11
+base_python = python3.12
 pass_env =
     HOME
     CI
@@ -79,22 +80,12 @@ extras =
     testing
 ignore_errors = true
 commands =
-    mypy src/rstcheck
-    mypy tests
-    mypy docs/source/conf.py
-    mypy prep_release.py
-
-
-[testenv:pylint]
-description = run pylint linter
-deps =
-    pylint >= 2.12
-extras =
-    toml
-    docs
-    testing
-commands =
-    pylint src/rstcheck tests docs/source/conf.py prep_release.py
+    mypy \
+        --config-file {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml \
+        src/rstcheck \
+        tests \
+        docs/source/conf.py \
+        prep_release.py
 
 
 [testenv:package]
@@ -128,7 +119,7 @@ commands =
         {posargs:tests}
 
 
-[testenv:py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-sphinx{4,5,6,7}]
+[testenv:py{312,311,310,39,38}-with-sphinx{5,6,7}]
 description = run tests with {basepython} and sphinx
 pass_env =
     {[testenv]pass_env}
@@ -139,7 +130,6 @@ set_env =
 extras =
     testing
 deps =
-    sphinx4: sphinx>=4,<5
     sphinx5: sphinx>=5,<6
     sphinx6: sphinx>=6,<7
     sphinx7: sphinx>=7,<8
@@ -237,6 +227,7 @@ set_env =
     linkcheck:  TOXENV_BUILDER = linkcheck
     doctest:    TOXENV_BUILDER = doctest
     spelling:   TOXENV_BUILDER = spelling
+    spelling:   SPHINX_SPELLING = true
 extras = {[testenv:docs]extras}
 commands =
     sphinx-build \