diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f22e1824f17..8186e321362 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ docs = [
 ]
 lint = [
     "flake8>=6.0",
-    "ruff==0.8.0",
+    "ruff==0.8.1",
     "mypy==1.13.0",
     "sphinx-lint>=0.9",
     "types-colorama==0.4.15.20240311",
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/latex/transforms.py b/sphinx/builders/latex/transforms.py
index 57864208e17..b6d0439d18a 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/latex/transforms.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/latex/transforms.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def renumber_footnotes(self) -> None:
                     break
 
             # assign new footnote number
-            old_label = cast(nodes.label, footnote[0])
+            old_label = cast('nodes.label', footnote[0])
             old_label.replace_self(nodes.label('', str(num)))
             if old_label in footnote['names']:
                 footnote['names'].remove(old_label.astext())
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py b/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
index 82fc0acc4bc..48c589acc07 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def _add_uri(self, uri: str, node: nodes.Element) -> None:
         :param uri: URI to add
         :param node: A node class where the URI was found
         """
-        builder = cast(CheckExternalLinksBuilder, self.app.builder)
+        builder = cast('CheckExternalLinksBuilder', self.app.builder)
         hyperlinks = builder.hyperlinks
         docname = self.env.docname
 
diff --git a/sphinx/directives/__init__.py b/sphinx/directives/__init__.py
index d92678ab8f2..de0dc45beec 100644
--- a/sphinx/directives/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/directives/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_field_type_map(self) -> dict[str, tuple[Field, bool]]:
                     self._doc_field_type_map[name] = (field, False)
 
                 if field.is_typed:
-                    typed_field = cast(TypedField, field)
+                    typed_field = cast('TypedField', field)
                     for name in typed_field.typenames:
                         self._doc_field_type_map[name] = (field, True)
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def run(self) -> list[Node]:
             )
             messages += [error]
 
-        return cast(list[nodes.Node], messages)
+        return cast('list[nodes.Node]', messages)
 
 
 class DefaultDomain(SphinxDirective):
diff --git a/sphinx/directives/other.py b/sphinx/directives/other.py
index 32fd3111a65..10fe8ff69f9 100644
--- a/sphinx/directives/other.py
+++ b/sphinx/directives/other.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def run(self) -> list[Node]:
             # Use these depths to determine where the nested sections should
             # be placed in the doctree.
             n_sects_to_raise = current_depth - nested_depth + 1
-            parent = cast(nodes.Element, self.state.parent)
+            parent = cast('nodes.Element', self.state.parent)
             for _i in range(n_sects_to_raise):
                 if parent.parent:
                     parent = parent.parent
diff --git a/sphinx/directives/patches.py b/sphinx/directives/patches.py
index ff2989520d8..37144abacdd 100644
--- a/sphinx/directives/patches.py
+++ b/sphinx/directives/patches.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def run(self) -> list[Node]:
             return result
 
         assert len(result) == 1
-        figure_node = cast(nodes.figure, result[0])
+        figure_node = cast('nodes.figure', result[0])
         if name:
             # set ``name`` to figure_node if given
             self.options['name'] = name
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def run(self) -> list[Node]:
 
         # copy lineno from image node
         if figure_node.line is None and len(figure_node) == 2:
-            caption = cast(nodes.caption, figure_node[1])
+            caption = cast('nodes.caption', figure_node[1])
             figure_node.line = caption.line
 
         return [figure_node]
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def run(self) -> list[Node]:
         return ret
 
     def add_target(self, ret: list[Node]) -> None:
-        node = cast(nodes.math_block, ret[0])
+        node = cast('nodes.math_block', ret[0])
 
         # assign label automatically if math_number_all enabled
         if node['label'] == '' or (self.config.math_number_all and not node['label']):  # NoQA: PLC1901
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/c/_ast.py b/sphinx/domains/c/_ast.py
index 09f7388253e..14b89c4773c 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/c/_ast.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/c/_ast.py
@@ -1793,14 +1793,14 @@ def clone(self) -> ASTDeclaration:
 
     @property
     def name(self) -> ASTNestedName:
-        decl = cast(DeclarationType, self.declaration)
+        decl = cast('DeclarationType', self.declaration)
         return decl.name
 
     @property
     def function_params(self) -> list[ASTFunctionParameter] | None:
         if self.objectType != 'function':
             return None
-        decl = cast(ASTType, self.declaration)
+        decl = cast('ASTType', self.declaration)
         return decl.function_params
 
     def get_id(self, version: int, prefixed: bool = True) -> str:
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ def describe_signature(self, signode: TextElement, mode: str,
             mainDeclNode += addnodes.desc_sig_keyword('enumerator', 'enumerator')
             mainDeclNode += addnodes.desc_sig_space()
         elif self.objectType == 'type':
-            decl = cast(ASTType, self.declaration)
+            decl = cast('ASTType', self.declaration)
             prefix = decl.get_type_declaration_prefix()
             mainDeclNode += addnodes.desc_sig_keyword(prefix, prefix)
             mainDeclNode += addnodes.desc_sig_space()
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/citation.py b/sphinx/domains/citation.py
index 0bac6040c46..2f70131f3da 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/citation.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/citation.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def apply(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             domain.note_citation(node)
 
             # mark citation labels as not smartquoted
-            label = cast(nodes.label, node[0])
+            label = cast('nodes.label', node[0])
             label['support_smartquotes'] = False
 
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/python/__init__.py b/sphinx/domains/python/__init__.py
index 24dfc2a5756..27e4de4ebb8 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/python/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/python/__init__.py
@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ def filter_meta_fields(app: Sphinx, domain: str, objtype: str, content: Element)
 
     for node in content:
         if isinstance(node, nodes.field_list):
-            fields = cast(list[nodes.field], node)
+            fields = cast('list[nodes.field]', node)
             # removing list items while iterating the list needs reversed()
             for field in reversed(fields):
-                field_name = cast(nodes.field_body, field[0]).astext().strip()
+                field_name = cast('nodes.field_body', field[0]).astext().strip()
                 if field_name == 'meta' or field_name.startswith('meta '):
                     node.remove(field)
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/std/__init__.py b/sphinx/domains/std/__init__.py
index 0e214c92a5b..490077f8609 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/std/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/std/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Final, cast
 
 from docutils import nodes
-from docutils.nodes import Element, Node, system_message
 from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive, directives
 from docutils.statemachine import StringList
 
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Iterator, Set
 
+    from docutils.nodes import Element, Node, system_message
+
     from sphinx.application import Sphinx
     from sphinx.builders import Builder
     from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
@@ -813,7 +814,7 @@ def process_doc(
                                location=node)
             self.anonlabels[name] = docname, labelid
             if node.tagname == 'section':
-                title = cast(nodes.title, node[0])
+                title = cast('nodes.title', node[0])
                 sectname = clean_astext(title)
             elif node.tagname == 'rubric':
                 sectname = clean_astext(node)
@@ -824,9 +825,9 @@ def process_doc(
             else:
                 if (isinstance(node, nodes.definition_list | nodes.field_list) and
                         node.children):
-                    node = cast(nodes.Element, node.children[0])
+                    node = cast('nodes.Element', node.children[0])
                 if isinstance(node, nodes.field | nodes.definition_list_item):
-                    node = cast(nodes.Element, node.children[0])
+                    node = cast('nodes.Element', node.children[0])
                 if isinstance(node, nodes.term | nodes.field_name):
                     sectname = clean_astext(node)
                 else:
@@ -1117,7 +1118,7 @@ def is_enumerable_node(self, node: Node) -> bool:
     def get_numfig_title(self, node: Node) -> str | None:
         """Get the title of enumerable nodes to refer them using its title"""
         if self.is_enumerable_node(node):
-            elem = cast(Element, node)
+            elem = cast('Element', node)
             _, title_getter = self.enumerable_nodes.get(elem.__class__, (None, None))
             if title_getter:
                 return title_getter(elem)
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/collectors/metadata.py b/sphinx/environment/collectors/metadata.py
index aadc6af1613..6352adcc2ca 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/collectors/metadata.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/collectors/metadata.py
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ def process_doc(self, app: Sphinx, doctree: nodes.document) -> None:
             for node in doctree[index]:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
                 # nodes are multiply inherited...
                 if isinstance(node, nodes.authors):
-                    authors = cast(list[nodes.author], node)
+                    authors = cast('list[nodes.author]', node)
                     md['authors'] = [author.astext() for author in authors]
                 elif isinstance(node, nodes.field):
                     assert len(node) == 2
-                    field_name = cast(nodes.field_name, node[0])
-                    field_body = cast(nodes.field_body, node[1])
+                    field_name = cast('nodes.field_name', node[0])
+                    field_body = cast('nodes.field_body', node[1])
                     md[field_name.astext()] = field_body.astext()
                 elif isinstance(node, nodes.TextElement):
                     # other children must be TextElement
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/collectors/toctree.py b/sphinx/environment/collectors/toctree.py
index 1de7b2473eb..6067a3856f5 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/collectors/toctree.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/collectors/toctree.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def _walk_toc(
                     if 'skip_section_number' in subnode:
                         continue
                     numstack[-1] += 1
-                    reference = cast(nodes.reference, subnode[0])
+                    reference = cast('nodes.reference', subnode[0])
                     if depth > 0:
                         number = numstack.copy()
                         secnums[reference['anchorname']] = tuple(numstack)
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py
index e0a5a63b91d..afdf890489e 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ def get_type_comment(obj: Any, bound_method: bool = False) -> Signature | None:
             # this adds if-block before the declaration.
             module = ast.parse('if True:\n' + source, type_comments=True)
             subject = cast(
-                ast.FunctionDef, module.body[0].body[0],  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                'ast.FunctionDef', module.body[0].body[0],  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
             )
         else:
             module = ast.parse(source, type_comments=True)
-            subject = cast(ast.FunctionDef, module.body[0])
+            subject = cast('ast.FunctionDef', module.body[0])
 
         type_comment = getattr(subject, "type_comment", None)
         if type_comment:
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
index a2b05aac705..1a53d483408 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
-from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, cast
 
 from docutils import nodes
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@
 from sphinx.util.typing import ExtensionMetadata, stringify_annotation
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+
     from docutils.nodes import Element
 
     from sphinx.application import Sphinx
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ def merge_typehints(app: Sphinx, domain: str, objtype: str, contentnode: Element
         return
 
     try:
-        signature = cast(addnodes.desc_signature, contentnode.parent[0])
+        signature = cast('addnodes.desc_signature', contentnode.parent[0])
         if signature['module']:
             fullname = f'{signature["module"]}.{signature["fullname"]}'
         else:
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ def insert_field_list(node: Element) -> nodes.field_list:
 def modify_field_list(node: nodes.field_list, annotations: dict[str, str],
                       suppress_rtype: bool = False) -> None:
     arguments: dict[str, dict[str, bool]] = {}
-    fields = cast(Iterable[nodes.field], node)
+    fields = cast('Iterable[nodes.field]', node)
     for field in fields:
         field_name = field[0].astext()
         parts = re.split(' +', field_name)
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ def augment_descriptions_with_types(
     annotations: dict[str, str],
     force_rtype: bool,
 ) -> None:
-    fields = cast(Iterable[nodes.field], node)
+    fields = cast('Iterable[nodes.field]', node)
     has_description: set[str] = set()
     has_type: set[str] = set()
     for field in fields:
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autosectionlabel.py b/sphinx/ext/autosectionlabel.py
index 63885e7039f..f3bee10e44f 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autosectionlabel.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autosectionlabel.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def register_sections_as_label(app: Sphinx, document: Node) -> None:
             continue
         labelid = node['ids'][0]
         docname = app.env.docname
-        title = cast(nodes.title, node[0])
+        title = cast('nodes.title', node[0])
         ref_name = getattr(title, 'rawsource', title.astext())
         if app.config.autosectionlabel_prefix_document:
             name = nodes.fully_normalize_name(docname + ':' + ref_name)
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
index ddb93a30789..ffae20af0ee 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ class autosummary_table(nodes.comment):
 def autosummary_table_visit_html(self: HTML5Translator, node: autosummary_table) -> None:
     """Make the first column of the table non-breaking."""
     try:
-        table = cast(nodes.table, node[0])
-        tgroup = cast(nodes.tgroup, table[0])
-        tbody = cast(nodes.tbody, tgroup[-1])
-        rows = cast(list[nodes.row], tbody)
+        table = cast('nodes.table', node[0])
+        tgroup = cast('nodes.tgroup', table[0])
+        tbody = cast('nodes.tbody', tgroup[-1])
+        rows = cast('list[nodes.row]', tbody)
         for row in rows:
-            col1_entry = cast(nodes.entry, row[0])
-            par = cast(nodes.paragraph, col1_entry[0])
+            col1_entry = cast('nodes.entry', row[0])
+            par = cast('nodes.paragraph', col1_entry[0])
             for j, subnode in enumerate(list(par)):
                 if isinstance(subnode, nodes.Text):
                     new_text = subnode.astext().replace(" ", "\u00a0")
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ def run(self) -> tuple[list[Node], list[system_message]]:
             return objects, errors
 
         assert len(objects) == 1
-        pending_xref = cast(addnodes.pending_xref, objects[0])
+        pending_xref = cast('addnodes.pending_xref', objects[0])
         try:
             # try to import object by name
             prefixes = get_import_prefixes_from_env(self.env)
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ def run(self) -> tuple[list[Node], list[system_message]]:
             ]
             import_by_name(name, prefixes)
         except ImportExceptionGroup:
-            literal = cast(nodes.literal, pending_xref[0])
+            literal = cast('nodes.literal', pending_xref[0])
             objects[0] = nodes.emphasis(self.rawtext, literal.astext(),
                                         classes=literal['classes'])
 
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/inheritance_diagram.py b/sphinx/ext/inheritance_diagram.py
index 47dec78aa9f..1bdbc2513ab 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/inheritance_diagram.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/inheritance_diagram.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class E(B): pass
 import inspect
 import os.path
 import re
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Sequence
 from importlib import import_module
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, cast
 
@@ -54,6 +53,8 @@ class E(B): pass
 from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxDirective
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable, Sequence
+
     from docutils.nodes import Node
 
     from sphinx.application import Sphinx
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ def html_visit_inheritance_diagram(self: HTML5Translator, node: inheritance_diag
     graphviz_output_format = self.builder.env.config.graphviz_output_format.upper()
     current_filename = os.path.basename(self.builder.current_docname + self.builder.out_suffix)
     urls = {}
-    pending_xrefs = cast(Iterable[addnodes.pending_xref], node)
+    pending_xrefs = cast('Iterable[addnodes.pending_xref]', node)
     for child in pending_xrefs:
         if child.get('refuri') is not None:
             # Construct the name from the URI if the reference is external via intersphinx
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/intersphinx/_resolve.py b/sphinx/ext/intersphinx/_resolve.py
index 0dbab63dc69..94101588bfa 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/intersphinx/_resolve.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/intersphinx/_resolve.py
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ def run(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         for node in self.document.findall(pending_xref):
             if 'intersphinx' not in node:
                 continue
-            contnode = cast(nodes.TextElement, node[0].deepcopy())
+            contnode = cast('nodes.TextElement', node[0].deepcopy())
             inv_name = node['inventory']
             if inv_name is not None:
                 assert inventory_exists(self.env, inv_name)
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/mathjax.py b/sphinx/ext/mathjax.py
index ba8cd03e945..e9357fee604 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/mathjax.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/mathjax.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 from docutils import nodes
 
 import sphinx
-from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
 from sphinx.errors import ExtensionError
 from sphinx.locale import _
 from sphinx.util.math import get_node_equation_number
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from sphinx.application import Sphinx
+    from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
     from sphinx.util.typing import ExtensionMetadata
     from sphinx.writers.html5 import HTML5Translator
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def install_mathjax(app: Sphinx, pagename: str, templatename: str, context: dict
         raise ExtensionError(msg)
 
     domain = app.env.domains.math_domain
-    builder = cast(StandaloneHTMLBuilder, app.builder)
+    builder = cast('StandaloneHTMLBuilder', app.builder)
     if app.registry.html_assets_policy == 'always' or domain.has_equations(pagename):
         # Enable mathjax only if equations exists
         if app.config.mathjax2_config:
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/todo.py b/sphinx/ext/todo.py
index 0625621b6db..cec0599b4aa 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/todo.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/todo.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def latex_visit_todo_node(self: LaTeXTranslator, node: todo_node) -> None:
         self.body.append('\n\\begin{sphinxtodo}{')
         self.body.append(self.hypertarget_to(node))
 
-        title_node = cast(nodes.title, node[0])
+        title_node = cast('nodes.title', node[0])
         title = texescape.escape(title_node.astext(), self.config.latex_engine)
         self.body.append('%s:}' % title)
         self.no_latex_floats += 1
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/viewcode.py b/sphinx/ext/viewcode.py
index da1713aa6fa..afc4b06f5cc 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/viewcode.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/viewcode.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 import sphinx
 from sphinx import addnodes
-from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
 from sphinx.locale import _, __
 from sphinx.pycode import ModuleAnalyzer
 from sphinx.transforms.post_transforms import SphinxPostTransform
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
 
     from sphinx.application import Sphinx
     from sphinx.builders import Builder
+    from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
     from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
     from sphinx.util._pathlib import _StrPath
     from sphinx.util.typing import ExtensionMetadata
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def should_generate_module_page(app: Sphinx, modname: str) -> bool:
         # Always (re-)generate module page when module filename is not found.
         return True
 
-    builder = cast(StandaloneHTMLBuilder, app.builder)
+    builder = cast('StandaloneHTMLBuilder', app.builder)
     basename = modname.replace('.', '/') + builder.out_suffix
     page_filename = os.path.join(app.outdir, '_modules/', basename)
 
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/__init__.py b/sphinx/transforms/__init__.py
index ca3a533fab0..a1c9f28c720 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/__init__.py
@@ -443,11 +443,11 @@ class GlossarySorter(SphinxTransform):
     def apply(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         for glossary in self.document.findall(addnodes.glossary):
             if glossary['sorted']:
-                definition_list = cast(nodes.definition_list, glossary[0])
+                definition_list = cast('nodes.definition_list', glossary[0])
                 definition_list[:] = sorted(
                     definition_list,
                     key=lambda item: unicodedata.normalize(
-                        'NFD', cast(nodes.term, item)[0].astext().lower()
+                        'NFD', cast('nodes.term', item)[0].astext().lower()
                     ),
                 )
 
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/compact_bullet_list.py b/sphinx/transforms/compact_bullet_list.py
index f144df87fb2..ffc67007bec 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/compact_bullet_list.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/compact_bullet_list.py
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ def check_refonly_list(node: Node) -> bool:
         for node in self.document.findall(nodes.bullet_list):
             if check_refonly_list(node):
                 for item in node.findall(nodes.list_item):
-                    para = cast(nodes.paragraph, item[0])
-                    ref = cast(nodes.reference, para[0])
+                    para = cast('nodes.paragraph', item[0])
+                    ref = cast('nodes.reference', para[0])
                     compact_para = addnodes.compact_paragraph()
                     compact_para += ref
                     item.replace(para, compact_para)
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py b/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py
index cb590b77a10..de880c9c27f 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, cast
 
 from docutils import nodes
-from docutils.nodes import Element, Node
 
 from sphinx import addnodes
 from sphinx.errors import NoUri
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Sequence
 
+    from docutils.nodes import Element, Node
+
     from sphinx.addnodes import pending_xref
     from sphinx.application import Sphinx
     from sphinx.domains import Domain
@@ -68,9 +69,9 @@ def run(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         for node in self.document.findall(addnodes.pending_xref):
             content = self.find_pending_xref_condition(node, ('resolved', '*'))
             if content:
-                contnode = cast(Element, content[0].deepcopy())
+                contnode = cast('Element', content[0].deepcopy())
             else:
-                contnode = cast(Element, node[0].deepcopy())
+                contnode = cast('Element', node[0].deepcopy())
 
             newnode = None
 
diff --git a/sphinx/util/docfields.py b/sphinx/util/docfields.py
index 33fda6f5dcd..1bfcd7451e4 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/docfields.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/docfields.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, cast
 
 from docutils import nodes
-from docutils.nodes import Element, Node
 
 from sphinx import addnodes
 from sphinx.locale import __
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@
 from sphinx.util.nodes import get_node_line
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from docutils.nodes import Element, Node
     from docutils.parsers.rst.states import Inliner
 
     from sphinx.directives import ObjectDescription
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def make_field(
             listnode += nodes.list_item('', par)
 
         if len(items) == 1 and self.can_collapse:
-            list_item = cast(nodes.list_item, listnode[0])
+            list_item = cast('nodes.list_item', listnode[0])
             fieldbody = nodes.field_body('', list_item[0])
             return nodes.field('', fieldname, fieldbody)
 
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ def transform(self, node: nodes.field_list) -> None:
         types: dict[str, dict] = {}
 
         # step 1: traverse all fields and collect field types and content
-        for field in cast(list[nodes.field], node):
+        for field in cast('list[nodes.field]', node):
             assert len(field) == 2
-            field_name = cast(nodes.field_name, field[0])
-            field_body = cast(nodes.field_body, field[1])
+            field_name = cast('nodes.field_name', field[0])
+            field_body = cast('nodes.field_body', field[1])
             try:
                 # split into field type and argument
                 fieldtype_name, fieldarg = field_name.astext().split(None, 1)
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ def transform(self, node: nodes.field_list) -> None:
 
             # collect the content, trying not to keep unnecessary paragraphs
             if _is_single_paragraph(field_body):
-                paragraph = cast(nodes.paragraph, field_body[0])
+                paragraph = cast('nodes.paragraph', field_body[0])
                 content = paragraph.children
             else:
                 content = field_body.children
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def transform(self, node: nodes.field_list) -> None:
                     and len(content) == 1
                     and isinstance(content[0], nodes.Text)
                 ):
-                    typed_field = cast(TypedField, typedesc)
+                    typed_field = cast('TypedField', typedesc)
                     target = content[0].astext()
                     xrefs = typed_field.make_xrefs(
                         typed_field.typerolename,
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def transform(self, node: nodes.field_list) -> None:
                         env=self.directive.state.document.settings.env,
                     )
                     if _is_single_paragraph(field_body):
-                        paragraph = cast(nodes.paragraph, field_body[0])
+                        paragraph = cast('nodes.paragraph', field_body[0])
                         paragraph.clear()
                         paragraph.extend(xrefs)
                     else:
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def transform(self, node: nodes.field_list) -> None:
             if typedesc.is_grouped:
                 if typename in groupindices:
                     group = cast(
-                        tuple[Field, list, Node], entries[groupindices[typename]]
+                        'tuple[Field, list, Node]', entries[groupindices[typename]]
                     )
                 else:
                     groupindices[typename] = len(entries)
diff --git a/sphinx/util/docutils.py b/sphinx/util/docutils.py
index f8fa00f4316..ed8ebdb3544 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/docutils.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/docutils.py
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def __init__(
         debug: bool = False,
         error_handler: str = 'backslashreplace',
     ) -> None:
-        stream = cast(IO, WarningStream())
+        stream = cast('IO', WarningStream())
         super().__init__(
             source, report_level, halt_level, stream, debug, error_handler=error_handler
         )
diff --git a/sphinx/util/inspect.py b/sphinx/util/inspect.py
index b25d5f06aeb..e2bc8b1e6a7 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/inspect.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/inspect.py
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ def signature_from_str(signature: str) -> Signature:
     """Create a :class:`~inspect.Signature` object from a string."""
     code = 'def func' + signature + ': pass'
     module = ast.parse(code)
-    function = typing.cast(ast.FunctionDef, module.body[0])
+    function = typing.cast('ast.FunctionDef', module.body[0])
 
     return signature_from_ast(function, code)
 
diff --git a/sphinx/util/nodes.py b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
index 7f06ae194fc..19c21986d98 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/nodes.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def findall(self, node: Node) -> Iterator[N]:
         confounds type checkers' ability to determine the return type of the iterator.
         """
         for found in node.findall(self):
-            yield cast(N, found)
+            yield cast('N', found)
 
 
 def get_full_module_name(node: Node) -> str:
diff --git a/sphinx/util/rst.py b/sphinx/util/rst.py
index 85915ef894b..412edc31b25 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/rst.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/rst.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def append_epilog(content: StringList, epilog: str) -> None:
         if len(content) > 0:
             source, lineno = content.info(-1)
             # lineno will never be None, since len(content) > 0
-            lineno = cast(int, lineno)
+            lineno = cast('int', lineno)
         else:
             source = '<generated>'
             lineno = 0
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/html.py b/sphinx/writers/html.py
index 4b193345da0..e9640dc2925 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/html.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/html.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def __init__(self, builder: StandaloneHTMLBuilder) -> None:
     def translate(self) -> None:
         # sadly, this is mostly copied from parent class
         visitor = self.builder.create_translator(self.document, self.builder)
-        self.visitor = cast(HTML5Translator, visitor)
+        self.visitor = cast('HTML5Translator', visitor)
         self.document.walkabout(visitor)
         self.output = self.visitor.astext()
         for attr in (
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/html5.py b/sphinx/writers/html5.py
index 608a84f34db..d5c77fee8fe 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/html5.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/html5.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import posixpath
 import re
 import urllib.parse
-from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
 from docutils import nodes
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@
 from sphinx.util.images import get_image_size
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+
     from docutils.nodes import Element, Node, Text
 
     from sphinx.builders import Builder
@@ -670,7 +671,7 @@ def depart_literal(self, node: Element) -> None:
 
     def visit_productionlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append(self.starttag(node, 'pre'))
-        productionlist = cast(Iterable[addnodes.production], node)
+        productionlist = cast('Iterable[addnodes.production]', node)
         names = (production['tokenname'] for production in productionlist)
         maxlen = max(len(name) for name in names)
         lastname = None
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 454543b043c..20f0cc0fdbb 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import re
 from collections import defaultdict
-from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, cast
 
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@
 from sphinx.util.texescape import tex_replace_map
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+
     from docutils.nodes import Element, Node, Text
 
     from sphinx.builders.latex import LaTeXBuilder
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ def translate(self) -> None:
             self.document, self.builder, self.theme
         )
         self.document.walkabout(visitor)
-        self.output = cast(LaTeXTranslator, visitor).astext()
+        self.output = cast('LaTeXTranslator', visitor).astext()
 
 
 # Helper classes
@@ -1111,7 +1112,7 @@ def depart_rubric(self, node: nodes.rubric) -> None:
 
     def visit_footnote(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.in_footnote += 1
-        label = cast(nodes.label, node[0])
+        label = cast('nodes.label', node[0])
         if self.in_parsed_literal:
             self.body.append(r'\begin{footnote}[%s]' % label.astext())
         else:
@@ -1382,8 +1383,8 @@ def depart_entry(self, node: Element) -> None:
     def visit_acks(self, node: Element) -> None:
         # this is a list in the source, but should be rendered as a
         # comma-separated list here
-        bullet_list = cast(nodes.bullet_list, node[0])
-        list_items = cast(Iterable[nodes.list_item], bullet_list)
+        bullet_list = cast('nodes.bullet_list', node[0])
+        list_items = cast('Iterable[nodes.list_item]', bullet_list)
         self.body.append(BLANKLINE)
         self.body.append(', '.join(n.astext() for n in list_items) + '.')
         self.body.append(BLANKLINE)
@@ -2091,8 +2092,8 @@ def depart_title_reference(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append('}')
 
     def visit_thebibliography(self, node: Element) -> None:
-        citations = cast(Iterable[nodes.citation], node)
-        labels = (cast(nodes.label, citation[0]) for citation in citations)
+        citations = cast('Iterable[nodes.citation]', node)
+        labels = (cast('nodes.label', citation[0]) for citation in citations)
         longest_label = max((label.astext() for label in labels), key=len)
         if len(longest_label) > MAX_CITATION_LABEL_LENGTH:
             # adjust max width of citation labels not to break the layout
@@ -2106,7 +2107,7 @@ def depart_thebibliography(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append(r'\end{sphinxthebibliography}' + CR)
 
     def visit_citation(self, node: Element) -> None:
-        label = cast(nodes.label, node[0])
+        label = cast('nodes.label', node[0])
         self.body.append(
             rf'\bibitem[{self.encode(label.astext())}]'
             rf'{{{node["docname"]}:{node["ids"][0]}}}'
@@ -2159,7 +2160,7 @@ def depart_footnotemark(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append(']')
 
     def visit_footnotetext(self, node: Element) -> None:
-        label = cast(nodes.label, node[0])
+        label = cast('nodes.label', node[0])
         self.body.append('%' + CR)
         self.body.append(r'\begin{footnotetext}[%s]' % label.astext())
         self.body.append(r'\sphinxAtStartFootnote' + CR)
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/manpage.py b/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
index 7b7db13961f..0f5a37572e8 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, cast
 
 from docutils import nodes
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@
 from sphinx.util.nodes import NodeMatcher
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+
     from docutils.nodes import Element
 
     from sphinx.builders import Builder
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ def translate(self) -> None:
         transform = NestedInlineTransform(self.document)
         transform.apply()
         visitor = self.builder.create_translator(self.document, self.builder)
-        self.visitor = cast(ManualPageTranslator, visitor)
+        self.visitor = cast('ManualPageTranslator', visitor)
         self.document.walkabout(visitor)
         self.output = self.visitor.astext()
 
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ def visit_productionlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.ensure_eol()
         self.in_productionlist += 1
         self.body.append('.sp\n.nf\n')
-        productionlist = cast(Iterable[addnodes.production], node)
+        productionlist = cast('Iterable[addnodes.production]', node)
         names = (production['tokenname'] for production in productionlist)
         maxlen = max(len(name) for name in names)
         lastname = None
@@ -379,11 +380,11 @@ def depart_glossary(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
     def visit_acks(self, node: Element) -> None:
-        bullet_list = cast(nodes.bullet_list, node[0])
-        list_items = cast(Iterable[nodes.list_item], bullet_list)
+        bullet_list = cast('nodes.bullet_list', node[0])
+        list_items = cast('Iterable[nodes.list_item]', bullet_list)
         self.ensure_eol()
-        bullet_list = cast(nodes.bullet_list, node[0])
-        list_items = cast(Iterable[nodes.list_item], bullet_list)
+        bullet_list = cast('nodes.bullet_list', node[0])
+        list_items = cast('Iterable[nodes.list_item]', bullet_list)
         self.body.append(', '.join(n.astext() for n in list_items) + '.')
         self.body.append('\n')
         raise nodes.SkipNode
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py b/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
index 396e48bf91a..bae5714425e 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import os.path
 import re
 import textwrap
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, cast
 
 from docutils import nodes, writers
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@
 from sphinx.writers.latex import collected_footnote
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator
+
     from docutils.nodes import Element, Node, Text
 
     from sphinx.builders.texinfo import TexinfoBuilder
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ def __init__(self, builder: TexinfoBuilder) -> None:
     def translate(self) -> None:
         assert isinstance(self.document, nodes.document)
         visitor = self.builder.create_translator(self.document, self.builder)
-        self.visitor = cast(TexinfoTranslator, visitor)
+        self.visitor = cast('TexinfoTranslator', visitor)
         self.document.walkabout(visitor)
         self.visitor.finish()
         for attr in self.visitor_attributes:
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ def add_node_name(name: str) -> str:
         ]
         # each section is also a node
         for section in self.document.findall(nodes.section):
-            title = cast(nodes.TextElement, section.next_node(nodes.Titular))  # type: ignore[type-var]
+            title = cast('nodes.TextElement', section.next_node(nodes.Titular))  # type: ignore[type-var]
             name = title.astext() if title else '<untitled>'
             section['node_name'] = add_node_name(name)
 
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ def footnotes_under(n: Element) -> Iterator[nodes.footnote]:
 
         fnotes: dict[str, list[collected_footnote | bool]] = {}
         for fn in footnotes_under(node):
-            label = cast(nodes.label, fn[0])
+            label = cast('nodes.label', fn[0])
             num = label.astext().strip()
             fnotes[num] = [collected_footnote('', *fn.children), False]
         return fnotes
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ def visit_section(self, node: Element) -> None:
             self.add_anchor(id, node)
 
         self.next_section_ids.clear()
-        self.previous_section = cast(nodes.section, node)
+        self.previous_section = cast('nodes.section', node)
         self.section_level += 1
 
     def depart_section(self, node: Element) -> None:
@@ -1110,7 +1111,7 @@ def depart_field_body(self, node: Element) -> None:
 
     def visit_admonition(self, node: Element, name: str = '') -> None:
         if not name:
-            title = cast(nodes.title, node[0])
+            title = cast('nodes.title', node[0])
             name = self.escape(title.astext())
         self.body.append('\n@cartouche\n@quotation %s ' % name)
 
@@ -1173,7 +1174,7 @@ def visit_topic(self, node: Element) -> None:
         # ignore TOC's since we have to have a "menu" anyway
         if 'contents' in node.get('classes', []):
             raise nodes.SkipNode
-        title = cast(nodes.title, node[0])
+        title = cast('nodes.title', node[0])
         self.visit_rubric(title)
         self.body.append('%s\n' % self.escape(title.astext()))
         self.depart_rubric(title)
@@ -1307,7 +1308,7 @@ def unknown_departure(self, node: Node) -> None:
 
     def visit_productionlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.visit_literal_block(None)
-        productionlist = cast(Iterable[addnodes.production], node)
+        productionlist = cast('Iterable[addnodes.production]', node)
         names = (production['tokenname'] for production in productionlist)
         maxlen = max(len(name) for name in names)
 
@@ -1388,8 +1389,8 @@ def depart_glossary(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
     def visit_acks(self, node: Element) -> None:
-        bullet_list = cast(nodes.bullet_list, node[0])
-        list_items = cast(Iterable[nodes.list_item], bullet_list)
+        bullet_list = cast('nodes.bullet_list', node[0])
+        list_items = cast('Iterable[nodes.list_item]', bullet_list)
         self.body.append('\n\n')
         self.body.append(', '.join(n.astext() for n in list_items) + '.')
         self.body.append('\n\n')
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/text.py b/sphinx/writers/text.py
index c16181ec247..43648c5a6b9 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/text.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/text.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import os
 import re
 import textwrap
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator, Sequence
 from itertools import chain, groupby, pairwise
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, cast
 
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@
 from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxTranslator
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator, Sequence
+
     from docutils.nodes import Element, Text
 
     from sphinx.builders.text import TextBuilder
@@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ def translate(self) -> None:
         assert isinstance(self.document, nodes.document)
         visitor = self.builder.create_translator(self.document, self.builder)
         self.document.walkabout(visitor)
-        self.output = cast(TextTranslator, visitor).body
+        self.output = cast('TextTranslator', visitor).body
 
 
 class TextTranslator(SphinxTranslator):
@@ -776,7 +777,7 @@ def depart_caption(self, node: Element) -> None:
 
     def visit_productionlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.new_state()
-        productionlist = cast(Iterable[addnodes.production], node)
+        productionlist = cast('Iterable[addnodes.production]', node)
         names = (production['tokenname'] for production in productionlist)
         maxlen = max(len(name) for name in names)
         lastname = None
@@ -791,7 +792,7 @@ def visit_productionlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
     def visit_footnote(self, node: Element) -> None:
-        label = cast(nodes.label, node[0])
+        label = cast('nodes.label', node[0])
         self._footnote = label.astext().strip()
         self.new_state(len(self._footnote) + 3)
 
@@ -923,8 +924,8 @@ def depart_table(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.end_state(wrap=False)
 
     def visit_acks(self, node: Element) -> None:
-        bullet_list = cast(nodes.bullet_list, node[0])
-        list_items = cast(Iterable[nodes.list_item], bullet_list)
+        bullet_list = cast('nodes.bullet_list', node[0])
+        list_items = cast('Iterable[nodes.list_item]', bullet_list)
         self.new_state(0)
         self.add_text(', '.join(n.astext() for n in list_items) + '.')
         self.end_state()