diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 00e47ca8..40587975 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ repos:
     files: '\.py$'
 
 - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
-  rev: 7.0.0
+  rev: 7.1.0
   hooks:
   - id: flake8
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ repos:
 
 # this validates our github workflow files
 - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.28.4
+  rev: 0.28.6
   hooks:
     - id: check-github-workflows
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 794b6be4..2f16ec92 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,31 +35,31 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 tests = [
-    "packaging==24.0",
+    "packaging==24.1",
     "PyGithub==2.3.0",
     "appdirs==1.4.4",
     "requests==2.32.3",
-    "PySide6==6.7.1",
+    "PySide6==6.7.2",
     "ansys-tools-path==0.6.0",
-    "pytest==8.2.1",
+    "pytest==8.2.2",
     "pytest-cov==5.0.0",
     "pytest-qt==4.4.0",
-    "setuptools==70.0.0",
+    "setuptools==70.1.1",
 ]
 doc = [
     "Sphinx==7.3.7",
-    "ansys-sphinx-theme==0.16.5",
+    "ansys-sphinx-theme==0.16.6",
     "sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2",
     "sphinx_design==0.6.0",
-    "sphinx_toolbox==3.5.0",
+    "sphinx_toolbox==3.6.0",
 ]
 freeze = [
-    "pyinstaller==6.7.0",
-    "packaging==24.0",
+    "pyinstaller==6.8.0",
+    "packaging==24.1",
     "PyGithub==2.3.0",
     "appdirs==1.4.4",
     "requests==2.32.3",
-    "PySide6==6.7.1",
+    "PySide6==6.7.2",
     "ansys-tools-path==0.6.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/scripts/requirements.txt b/scripts/requirements.txt
index 3d59525a..45e9f051 100644
--- a/scripts/requirements.txt
+++ b/scripts/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 requests==2.32.3
-packaging==24.0
+packaging==24.1
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/installer/constants.py b/src/ansys/tools/installer/constants.py
index a8a75aac..02f45983 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/installer/constants.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/installer/constants.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
     "Python 3.9": "3.9.13",
     "Python 3.10": "3.10.11",
     "Python 3.11": "3.11.9",
-    "Python 3.12": "3.12.3",
+    "Python 3.12": "3.12.4",
 }
 
 CONDA_PYTHON_VERSION = "24.1.2-0"
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/installer/main.py b/src/ansys/tools/installer/main.py
index f7b6ea9c..698d965a 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/installer/main.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/installer/main.py
@@ -704,13 +704,13 @@ def _windows_fallback_download(self, url, filename, when_finished=None):
 
         if error_code:
             LOG.error(
-                f"Error while downloading Python on Windows fail-safe mode: {out.decode('utf-8')}"
+                f"Error while downloading Python on Windows fail-safe mode: {out}"
             )
             msg = QtWidgets.QMessageBox()
             msg.warning(
                 self,
                 "Error while downloading Python on Windows fail-safe mode!",
-                f"Error message:\n\n {out.decode('utf-8')}",
+                f"Error message:\n\n {out}",
             )
             self.setEnabled(True)
             return