diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 8b2f9c6e..4acfc41d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: pyproject-fmt
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.7.3
+    rev: v0.7.4
     hooks:
     -   id: ruff
 
diff --git a/nc_py_api/ex_app/misc.py b/nc_py_api/ex_app/misc.py
index 5fbc0954..b6902a2b 100644
--- a/nc_py_api/ex_app/misc.py
+++ b/nc_py_api/ex_app/misc.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def verify_version(finalize_update: bool = True) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
     """
     version_file_path = os.path.join(persistent_storage(), "_version.info")
     r = None
-    with open(version_file_path, "a+t", encoding="UTF-8") as version_file:
+    with open(version_file_path, "a+", encoding="UTF-8") as version_file:
         version_file.seek(0)
         old_version = version_file.read()
         if old_version != os.environ["APP_VERSION"]: