diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ccb8385..b9b9a44 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: clean-dotenv
 
+  - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
+    rev: v3.16.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: pyupgrade
+
 exclude: ".archive/"
diff --git a/config/parser.py b/config/parser.py
index bf4fb7e..82f8602 100644
--- a/config/parser.py
+++ b/config/parser.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class JsonCache:
     def read_json(path):
         """Read and cache the JSON data if not already cached."""
         if path not in JsonCache._cache:
-            with open(f"config/JSON/{path}.json", "r") as file:
+            with open(f"config/JSON/{path}.json") as file:
                 JsonCache._cache[path] = json.load(file)
                 logger.debug(f"{path}.json was loaded and cached.")
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class YamlCache:
         """Read and cache the creds.yaml data if not already cached."""
         path = "creds"
         if path not in YamlCache._cache:
-            with open(f"{path}.yaml", "r") as file:
+            with open(f"{path}.yaml") as file:
                 YamlCache._cache[path] = yaml.safe_load(file)
                 logger.debug(f"{path}.yaml was loaded and cached.")
 
diff --git a/handlers/event_handler.py b/handlers/event_handler.py
index 805914b..60d61f7 100644
--- a/handlers/event_handler.py
+++ b/handlers/event_handler.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class EventHandler(Cog):
 
     @Cog.listener()
     async def on_command_completion(self, ctx) -> None:
-        log_msg = "%s executed .%s" % (ctx.author.name, ctx.command.qualified_name)
+        log_msg = "{} executed .{}".format(ctx.author.name, ctx.command.qualified_name)
 
         if ctx.guild is not None:
             logger.debug(f"{log_msg} | guild: {ctx.guild.name} ")
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class EventHandler(Cog):
 
     @Cog.listener()
     async def on_application_command_completion(self, ctx) -> None:
-        log_msg = "%s executed /%s" % (ctx.author.name, ctx.command.qualified_name)
+        log_msg = "{} executed /{}".format(ctx.author.name, ctx.command.qualified_name)
 
         if ctx.guild is not None:
             logger.debug(f"{log_msg} | guild: {ctx.guild.name} ")
diff --git a/services/help_service.py b/services/help_service.py
index 4099458..706335b 100644
--- a/services/help_service.py
+++ b/services/help_service.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class LumiHelp(commands.HelpCommand):
         }
 
     def get_command_qualified_name(self, command):
-        return "`%s%s`" % (self.context.clean_prefix, command.qualified_name)
+        return "`{}{}`".format(self.context.clean_prefix, command.qualified_name)
 
     async def send_bot_help(self, mapping):
         embed = discord.Embed(color=discord.Color.blurple())
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ class LumiHelp(commands.HelpCommand):
             description=command.help,
         )
 
-        usage_value = "`%s%s %s`" % (
+        usage_value = "`{}{} {}`".format(
             self.context.clean_prefix,
             command.qualified_name,
             command.signature,
         )
         for alias in command.aliases:
-            usage_value += "\n`%s%s %s`" % (
+            usage_value += "\n`{}{} {}`".format(
                 self.context.clean_prefix,
                 alias,
                 command.signature,