diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9168f2248..0bbec842c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
   "setuptools == 84.0.0",
-  "setuptools_scm[toml] == 10.2.1",
+  "setuptools_scm[toml] == 10.3.4",
   "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.19.0",
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ email = "floss@frequenz.com"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev-flake8 = [
-  "flake8 == 7.3.0",
+  "flake8 == 7.4.1",
   "flake8-datetimez == 26.8.1",
   "flake8-docstrings == 1.7.0",
   "flake8-pyproject == 1.2.4", # For reading the flake8 config from pyproject.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ dev-flake8 = [
 dev-formatting = ["black == 26.5.1", "isort == 9.0.1"]
 dev-mkdocs = [
   "black == 26.5.1",
-  "Markdown==3.10.3",
+  "Markdown==3.11",
   "mike == 2.2.0",
   "mkdocs-gen-files == 0.6.1",
   "mkdocs-literate-nav == 0.6.3",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dev-mkdocs = [
   "frequenz-repo-config[lib] == 0.19.0",
 ]
 dev-mypy = [
-  "mypy == 2.3.1",
+  "mypy == 2.4.0",
   "types-Markdown == 3.10.2.20260712",
   "types-protobuf == 7.35.1.20260827",
   "types-setuptools == 84.0.0.20260812",
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ dev-pylint = [
 ]
 dev-pytest = [
   "pytest == 9.1.1",
-  "pylint == 4.0.9", # We need this to check for the examples
+  "pylint == 4.1.1", # We need this to check for the examples
   "frequenz-repo-config[extra-lint-examples] == 0.19.0",
-  "pytest-mock == 3.15.1",
+  "pytest-mock == 3.16.0",
   "pytest-asyncio == 1.4.0",
   "time-machine == 2.16.0",
   "async-solipsism == 0.9",
-  "hypothesis == 6.165.10",
+  "hypothesis == 6.168.3",
 ]
 dev = [
   "frequenz-sdk[dev-mkdocs,dev-flake8,dev-formatting,dev-mkdocs,dev-mypy,dev-noxfile,dev-pylint,dev-pytest]",
diff --git a/src/frequenz/sdk/actor/__init__.py b/src/frequenz/sdk/actor/__init__.py
index 19615aa04..94ee85a84 100644
--- a/src/frequenz/sdk/actor/__init__.py
+++ b/src/frequenz/sdk/actor/__init__.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class we are implementing to make sure actors are properly initialized.
 ???+ example "Example echo actor"
 
     ```python
+    # pylint: disable=abstract-method
     from frequenz.channels import Receiver, Sender
     from frequenz.sdk.actor import Actor
 
diff --git a/src/frequenz/sdk/microgrid/_power_distributing/_component_managers/_ev_charger_manager/_ev_charger_manager.py b/src/frequenz/sdk/microgrid/_power_distributing/_component_managers/_ev_charger_manager/_ev_charger_manager.py
index 701eed0e7..e175e22d9 100644
--- a/src/frequenz/sdk/microgrid/_power_distributing/_component_managers/_ev_charger_manager/_ev_charger_manager.py
+++ b/src/frequenz/sdk/microgrid/_power_distributing/_component_managers/_ev_charger_manager/_ev_charger_manager.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class EVChargerManager(ComponentManager):
+# `_unreachable_power_formula()` is an optional hook, only needed by managers that
+# subscribe to unreachable power, which this one doesn't. Pylint considers it abstract
+# because its default implementation raises `NotImplementedError`.
+class EVChargerManager(ComponentManager):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
     """Manage ev chargers for the power distributor."""
 
     @override
diff --git a/src/frequenz/sdk/timeseries/battery_pool/_battery_pool_reference_store.py b/src/frequenz/sdk/timeseries/battery_pool/_battery_pool_reference_store.py
index 76c024f51..4ef6ab074 100644
--- a/src/frequenz/sdk/timeseries/battery_pool/_battery_pool_reference_store.py
+++ b/src/frequenz/sdk/timeseries/battery_pool/_battery_pool_reference_store.py
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ def __init__(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
 
         self._batteries = self.component_ids
         self._working_batteries: set[ComponentId] = set()
+        self._min_update_interval: timedelta = min_update_interval
+        self._active_methods: dict[str, MetricAggregator[Any]] = {}
+        self._power_distributing_namespace: str = f"power-distributor-{self.namespace}"
         self._update_battery_status_task: asyncio.Task[None] | None = None
 
         if self._batteries:
             self._update_battery_status_task = asyncio.create_task(
                 self._update_battery_status(self.status_receiver)
             )
-        self._min_update_interval: timedelta = min_update_interval
-        self._active_methods: dict[str, MetricAggregator[Any]] = {}
-        self._power_distributing_namespace: str = f"power-distributor-{self.namespace}"
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_component_class() -> Type[Component]:
diff --git a/tests/actor/test_actor.py b/tests/actor/test_actor.py
index 3025ff24d..05b3ff892 100644
--- a/tests/actor/test_actor.py
+++ b/tests/actor/test_actor.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 """Simple test for the BaseActor."""
 
+import abc
 import asyncio
 from datetime import timedelta
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class MyBaseException(BaseException):
     """A base exception for testing purposes."""
 
 
-class BaseTestActor(Actor):
+class BaseTestActor(Actor, abc.ABC):
     """A base actor for testing purposes."""
 
     restart_count: int = -1