diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index 8a2853497..a3f69cecf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: Latest release
 
 env:
   CACHE_VERSION: 21
-  DEFAULT_PYTHON: "3.12"
+  DEFAULT_PYTHON: "3.13"
 
 # Only run on merges
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 7a0c85406..d7a847135 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: Latest commit
 
 env:
   CACHE_VERSION: 7
-  DEFAULT_PYTHON: "3.12"
+  DEFAULT_PYTHON: "3.13"
   PRE_COMMIT_HOME: ~/.cache/pre-commit
 
 on:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bbec947dc..40975393e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ci:
 
 default_language_version:
   # force all unspecified python hooks to run python3
-  python: python3.12
+  python: python3.13
 
 repos:
   # Run manually in CI skipping the branch checks
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ repos:
         args:
           - --branch=main
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.19.0
+    rev: v3.19.1
     hooks:
       - id: pyupgrade
         args: [--py39-plus]
   #  Moved codespell configuration to setup.cfg as per 'all-files' issues not reading args
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.3.0
+    rev: v2.4.1
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
         exclude_types: [csv, json]
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit
-    rev: 1.8.0
+    rev: 1.8.2
     hooks:
       - id: bandit
         args:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: yamllint
   - repo: https://github.com/biomejs/pre-commit
-    rev: v0.5.0
+    rev: v0.6.1
     hooks:
       - id: biome-lint
         additional_dependencies: ["@biomejs/biome@1.8.3"]
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ repos:
         language: script
         pass_filenames: false
   - repo: https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli
-    rev: v0.43.0
+    rev: v0.44.0
     hooks:
       - id: markdownlint
diff --git a/plugwise_usb/connection/queue.py b/plugwise_usb/connection/queue.py
index 29d1f74d1..4aa075a9f 100644
--- a/plugwise_usb/connection/queue.py
+++ b/plugwise_usb/connection/queue.py
@@ -137,9 +137,10 @@ async def _send_queue_worker(self) -> None:
                 self._submit_queue.task_done()
                 return
 
-            while self._stick.queue_depth > 3:
-                _LOGGER.info("Awaiting plugwise responses %d", self._stick.queue_depth)
+            if self._stick.queue_depth > 3:
                 await sleep(0.125)
+                if self._stick.queue_depth > 3:
+                    _LOGGER.warning("Awaiting plugwise responses %d", self._stick.queue_depth)
 
             await self._stick.write_to_stick(request)
             self._submit_queue.task_done()
diff --git a/plugwise_usb/connection/receiver.py b/plugwise_usb/connection/receiver.py
index 950bc70f3..7ea263038 100644
--- a/plugwise_usb/connection/receiver.py
+++ b/plugwise_usb/connection/receiver.py
@@ -166,10 +166,9 @@ def connection_made(self, transport: SerialTransport) -> None:
 
     async def close(self) -> None:
         """Close connection."""
-        if self._transport is None:
-            return
-        self._transport.close()
         await self._stop_running_tasks()
+        if self._transport:
+            self._transport.close()
 
     async def _stop_running_tasks(self) -> None:
         """Cancel and stop any running task."""
@@ -183,10 +182,12 @@ async def _stop_running_tasks(self) -> None:
             cancel_response.priority = Priority.CANCEL
             await self._message_queue.put(cancel_response)
             await self._message_worker_task
-        self._message_worker_task = None
+            self._message_worker_task = None
+
         if self._data_worker_task is not None and not self._data_worker_task.done():
             await self._data_queue.put(b"FFFFFFFF")
             await self._data_worker_task
+            self._data_worker_task = None
 
     # region Process incoming data
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5aeeb4bd3..9f437c73d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name            = "plugwise_usb"
-version         = "v0.40.0a27"
+version         = "v0.40.0a29"
 license         = {file = "LICENSE"}
 description     = "Plugwise USB (Stick) module for Python 3."
 readme          = "README.md"
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ omit= [
 ]
 
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py312"
+target-version = "py313"
 
 lint.select = [
     "B002", # Python does not support the unary prefix increment
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ lint.ignore = [
     "PLW2901", # Outer {outer_kind} variable {name} overwritten by inner {inner_kind} target
     "UP006", # keep type annotation style as is
     "UP007", # keep type annotation style as is
+    "UP031"
     # Ignored due to performance: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff/issues/2923
     #"UP038", # Use `X | Y` in `isinstance` call instead of `(X, Y)`
 ]
diff --git a/scripts/python-venv.sh b/scripts/python-venv.sh
index 75b374fb8..655803ccc 100755
--- a/scripts/python-venv.sh
+++ b/scripts/python-venv.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eu
 
-pyversions=(3.12 3.11)
+pyversions=( 3.13 )
 my_path=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 my_venv=${my_path}/venv
 
diff --git a/tests/bandit.yaml b/tests/bandit.yaml
index 46566cc98..4a8cda726 100644
--- a/tests/bandit.yaml
+++ b/tests/bandit.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ tests:
   - B317
   - B318
   - B319
-  - B320
   - B601
   - B602
   - B604
diff --git a/tests/test_usb.py b/tests/test_usb.py
index 97731aec6..17002b9d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_usb.py
+++ b/tests/test_usb.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class DummyTransport:
     def __init__(
         self,
         loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
-        test_data: dict[bytes, tuple[str, bytes, bytes]] | None = None,
+        test_data: dict[bytes, tuple[str, bytes, bytes | None]] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize dummy transport class."""
         self._loop = loop
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class MockSerial:
     """Mock serial connection."""
 
     def __init__(
-        self, custom_response: dict[bytes, tuple[str, bytes, bytes]] | None
+        self, custom_response: dict[bytes, tuple[str, bytes, bytes | None]] | None
     ) -> None:
         """Init mocked serial connection."""
         self.custom_response = custom_response
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ async def test_stick_connect_timeout(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> N
                     b"\x05\x05\x03\x03000AB43C\r\n": (
                         "STICK INIT timeout",
                         b"000000E1",  # Timeout ack
-                        b"",
+                        None,
                     ),
                 }
             ).mock_connection,
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ async def node_loaded(self, event: pw_api.NodeEvent, mac: str) -> None:  # type:
                     f"Invalid {event} event, expected " + f"{pw_api.NodeEvent.LOADED}"
                 )
             )
+
     async def node_motion_state(
         self,
         feature: pw_api.NodeFeature,  # type: ignore[name-defined]
@@ -1497,7 +1498,7 @@ async def test_stick_network_down(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None
     def fake_env(self, env: str) -> str | None:
         """Fake environment."""
         if env == "APPDATA":
-            return "c:\\user\\tst\\appdata"
+            return "appdata_folder"
         if env == "~":
             return "/home/usr"
         return None
@@ -2125,7 +2126,6 @@ def fake_cache(dummy: object, setting: str) -> str | None:
             construct_message(b"0100555555555555555500BF", b"0000")
         )
 
-
         async def load_callback(event: pw_api.NodeEvent, mac: str) -> None:  # type: ignore[name-defined]
             """Load callback for event."""
 
@@ -2418,12 +2418,22 @@ async def test_node_discovery_and_load(
         # Get state
         get_state_timestamp = dt.now(UTC).replace(minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
         state = await stick.nodes["0098765432101234"].get_state(
-            (pw_api.NodeFeature.AVAILABLE, pw_api.NodeFeature.PING, pw_api.NodeFeature.INFO, pw_api.NodeFeature.RELAY)
+            (
+                pw_api.NodeFeature.AVAILABLE,
+                pw_api.NodeFeature.PING,
+                pw_api.NodeFeature.INFO,
+                pw_api.NodeFeature.RELAY,
+            )
         )
 
         # Check Available
         assert state[pw_api.NodeFeature.AVAILABLE].state
-        assert state[pw_api.NodeFeature.AVAILABLE].last_seen.replace(minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0) == get_state_timestamp
+        assert (
+            state[pw_api.NodeFeature.AVAILABLE].last_seen.replace(
+                minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0
+            )
+            == get_state_timestamp
+        )
 
         # Check Ping
         assert state[pw_api.NodeFeature.PING].rssi_in == 69