diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 22ea750052..2e4b30ffe6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.0.1
+    rev: v5.0.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-added-large-files
         args: ["--maxkb=1024"]
diff --git a/src/internal/gitea/gitea.go b/src/internal/gitea/gitea.go
index 48bfdfaae1..c2cad8b907 100644
--- a/src/internal/gitea/gitea.go
+++ b/src/internal/gitea/gitea.go
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ func NewClient(endpoint, username, password string) (*Client, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	transport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
+	transport, ok := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("could not get default transport")
+	}
+	transport = transport.Clone()
 	transport.MaxIdleConnsPerHost = transport.MaxIdleConns
 	httpClient := &http.Client{
 		Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
diff --git a/src/pkg/cluster/injector_test.go b/src/pkg/cluster/injector_test.go
index dde50f5bab..5925923afd 100644
--- a/src/pkg/cluster/injector_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/cluster/injector_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ func TestInjector(t *testing.T) {
 		gvk := delAction.Resource.GroupVersion().WithKind("ConfigMap")
 		list, err := cs.Tracker().List(gvr, gvk, delAction.Namespace)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		for _, cm := range list.(*corev1.ConfigMapList).Items {
+		cmList, ok := list.(*corev1.ConfigMapList)
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		for _, cm := range cmList.Items {
 			v, ok := cm.Labels["zarf-injector"]
 			if !ok {
 				continue
diff --git a/src/pkg/message/credentials.go b/src/pkg/message/credentials.go
index a0fc97537c..998fa41283 100644
--- a/src/pkg/message/credentials.go
+++ b/src/pkg/message/credentials.go
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ func PrintCredentialUpdates(oldState *types.ZarfState, newState *types.ZarfState
 	pterm.Println()
 }
 
-func compareStrings(old string, new string, secret bool) string {
-	if new == old {
+func compareStrings(curent string, updated string, secret bool) string {
+	if updated == curent {
 		if secret {
 			return "**sanitized** (unchanged)"
 		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s (unchanged)", old)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s (unchanged)", curent)
 	}
 	if secret {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s -> %s", pterm.FgRed.Sprint("**existing (sanitized)**"), pterm.FgGreen.Sprint("**replacement (sanitized)**"))
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s -> %s", pterm.FgRed.Sprint(old), pterm.FgGreen.Sprint(new))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s -> %s", pterm.FgRed.Sprint(curent), pterm.FgGreen.Sprint(updated))
 }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/03_deprecations_test.go b/src/test/e2e/03_deprecations_test.go
index a20684c2ad..cc1dc33759 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/03_deprecations_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/03_deprecations_test.go
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ func TestDeprecatedSetAndPackageVariables(t *testing.T) {
       before:
       - cmd: echo "Zarf-The-Axolotl"
 `
-	require.Equal(t, expectedYaml, string(b))
+	require.YAMLEq(t, expectedYaml, string(b))
 }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/08_create_differential_test.go b/src/test/e2e/08_create_differential_test.go
index 35be26761f..eaccdb259f 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/08_create_differential_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/08_create_differential_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestCreateDifferential(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	require.Len(t, actualGitRepos, 4, "zarf.yaml from the differential package does not contain the correct number of repos")
 	for _, expectedRepo := range expectedGitRepos {
-		require.Contains(t, actualGitRepos, expectedRepo, fmt.Sprintf("unable to find expected repo %s", expectedRepo))
+		require.Contains(t, actualGitRepos, expectedRepo, "unable to find expected repo %s", expectedRepo)
 	}
 
 	/* Validate we have ONLY the images we expect to have */
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ func TestCreateDifferential(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	require.Len(t, actualImages, 2, "zarf.yaml from the differential package does not contain the correct number of images")
 	for _, expectedImage := range expectedImages {
-		require.Contains(t, actualImages, expectedImage, fmt.Sprintf("unable to find expected image %s", expectedImage))
+		require.Contains(t, actualImages, expectedImage, "unable to find expected image %s", expectedImage)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/22_git_and_gitops_test.go b/src/test/e2e/22_git_and_gitops_test.go
index 90eb715259..ad20629cf9 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/22_git_and_gitops_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/22_git_and_gitops_test.go
@@ -88,9 +88,15 @@ func testGitServerReadOnly(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, gitURL string) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	permissionsMap, ok := bodyMap["permissions"].(map[string]interface{})
 	require.True(t, ok, "permissions key is not of right type")
-	require.False(t, permissionsMap["admin"].(bool))
-	require.False(t, permissionsMap["push"].(bool))
-	require.True(t, permissionsMap["pull"].(bool))
+	admin, ok := permissionsMap["admin"].(bool)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.False(t, admin)
+	push, ok := permissionsMap["push"].(bool)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.False(t, push)
+	pull, ok := permissionsMap["pull"].(bool)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.True(t, pull)
 }
 
 func testGitServerTagAndHash(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, gitURL string) {