diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ec7c6a4..cfbbd0c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 amqpstorm==2.10.7
 jsonschema==4.21.1
-httpx==0.26.0
+httpx==0.27.0
 shortuuid==1.0.11
diff --git a/sda_orchestrator/complete_consume.py b/sda_orchestrator/complete_consume.py
index 0467c5d..fce79e9 100644
--- a/sda_orchestrator/complete_consume.py
+++ b/sda_orchestrator/complete_consume.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Message Broker complete step consumer."""
+
 import json
 from sda_orchestrator.utils.rems_ops import REMSHandler
 from amqpstorm import Message
diff --git a/sda_orchestrator/inbox_consume.py b/sda_orchestrator/inbox_consume.py
index 87364d9..9d09075 100644
--- a/sda_orchestrator/inbox_consume.py
+++ b/sda_orchestrator/inbox_consume.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Message Broker inbox step consumer."""
+
 import json
 from typing import Dict
 from amqpstorm import Message
diff --git a/sda_orchestrator/verified_consume.py b/sda_orchestrator/verified_consume.py
index 4944587..e398dac 100644
--- a/sda_orchestrator/verified_consume.py
+++ b/sda_orchestrator/verified_consume.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Message Broker verify step consumer."""
+
 import json
 from typing import Dict
 from amqpstorm import Message