diff --git a/kernelci/api/helper.py b/kernelci/api/helper.py
index c7ddb733c5..33f9255aac 100644
--- a/kernelci/api/helper.py
+++ b/kernelci/api/helper.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def _is_job_filtered(self, node):
         return False
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-    def create_job_node(self, job_config, input_node,
+    def create_job_node(self, job_config, input_node, *,
                         runtime=None, platform=None, retry_counter=0):
         """Create a new job node based on input and configuration"""
         jobfilter = input_node.get('jobfilter')
diff --git a/kernelci/cli/event.py b/kernelci/cli/event.py
index daef5b6ab2..5cb915b7d4 100644
--- a/kernelci/cli/event.py
+++ b/kernelci/cli/event.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def unsubscribe(config, api, sub_id, secrets):
 @Args.api
 @catch_error
 # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-def send(input_file, channel, is_json, config, api, secrets):
+def send(input_file, channel, *, is_json, config, api, secrets):
     """Read some data and send it as an event on a channel"""
     api = get_api(config, api, secrets)
     data = json.load(input_file) if is_json else input_file.read()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def receive(sub_id, config, api, indent, secrets):
 @Args.api
 @catch_error
 # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-def push(input_file, list_name, is_json, config, api, secrets):
+def push(input_file, list_name, *, is_json, config, api, secrets):
     """Read some data and push it as an event on a list"""
     api = get_api(config, api, secrets)
     data = json.load(input_file) if is_json else input_file.read()
diff --git a/kernelci/cli/job.py b/kernelci/cli/job.py
index 3539143b6c..6809601073 100644
--- a/kernelci/cli/job.py
+++ b/kernelci/cli/job.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def kci_job():
 @Args.api
 @Args.indent
 @catch_error
-def new(name, input_node_id, platform,  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+def new(name, input_node_id, *, platform,  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         runtime, config, api, indent, secrets):
     """Create a new job node"""
     configs = kernelci.config.load(config)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def new(name, input_node_id, platform,  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
 @Args.config
 @Args.api
 @catch_error
-def generate(node_id,  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments, too-many-locals
+def generate(node_id, *,  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments, too-many-locals
              runtime, storage, platform, output, config, api, secrets):
     """Generate a job definition in a file"""
     configs = kernelci.config.load(config)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def _get_runtime(runtime, config, secrets):
 @Args.runtime
 @Args.config
 @catch_error
-def submit(runtime, job_path, wait,  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+def submit(job_path, *, runtime, wait,  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
            config, secrets, api):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """Submit a job definition to its designated runtime"""
     configs = kernelci.config.load(config)
diff --git a/kernelci/cli/node.py b/kernelci/cli/node.py
index 2754e548d1..7c6121792e 100644
--- a/kernelci/cli/node.py
+++ b/kernelci/cli/node.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def get(node_id, config, api, indent):
 @Args.page_number
 @catch_error
 # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-def find(attributes, config, api, indent, page_length, page_number):
+def find(attributes, *, config, api, indent, page_length, page_number):
     """Find nodes with arbitrary attributes"""
     api = get_api(config, api)
     offset, limit = get_pagination(page_length, page_number)
diff --git a/kernelci/cli/user.py b/kernelci/cli/user.py
index f2b1cef517..63037f1eca 100644
--- a/kernelci/cli/user.py
+++ b/kernelci/cli/user.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def whoami(config, api, indent, secrets):
 @Args.page_number
 @catch_error
 # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-def find(attributes, config, api, indent, secrets, page_length, page_number):
+def find(attributes, *, config, api, indent, secrets, page_length, page_number):
     """Find user profiles with arbitrary attributes"""
     api = get_api(config, api, secrets)
     offset, limit = get_pagination(page_length, page_number)
diff --git a/kernelci/config/job.py b/kernelci/config/job.py
index 6f5608db4d..c4a293e4a9 100644
--- a/kernelci/config/job.py
+++ b/kernelci/config/job.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Job(YAMLConfigObject):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     yaml_tag = '!Job'
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-    def __init__(self, name, template, kind="node", image=None, params=None, rules=None,
+    def __init__(self, name, template, *, kind="node", image=None, params=None, rules=None,
                  kcidb_test_suite=None, priority=None):
         self._name = name
         self._template = template
diff --git a/kernelci/config/platform.py b/kernelci/config/platform.py
index 7c5b9c6bb6..289bf48670 100644
--- a/kernelci/config/platform.py
+++ b/kernelci/config/platform.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Platform(YAMLConfigObject):
     yaml_tag = '!Platform'
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-    def __init__(self, name, arch="x86_64", base_name=None,
+    def __init__(self, name, *, arch="x86_64", base_name=None,
                  boot_method="grub", context=None, compatible=None,
                  dtb=None, mach="x86", params=None, rules=None):
         self._name = name
diff --git a/kernelci/config/runtime.py b/kernelci/config/runtime.py
index 0c2650cf0e..247d52b633 100644
--- a/kernelci/config/runtime.py
+++ b/kernelci/config/runtime.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class RuntimeLAVA(Runtime):
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     def __init__(
         self,
+        *,
         url=None,
         priority=None,
         priority_min=None,
diff --git a/kernelci/config/scheduler.py b/kernelci/config/scheduler.py
index e452e0751f..ea578b8f05 100644
--- a/kernelci/config/scheduler.py
+++ b/kernelci/config/scheduler.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class SchedulerEntry(YAMLConfigObject):
     yaml_tag = '!SchedulerEntry'
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-    def __init__(self, job, runtime, event, platforms=None, rules=None):
+    def __init__(self, job, runtime, event, *, platforms=None, rules=None):
         self._job = job
         self._runtime = runtime
         self._event = event
diff --git a/kernelci/runtime/__init__.py b/kernelci/runtime/__init__.py
index d93bdad756..6c98c22e18 100644
--- a/kernelci/runtime/__init__.py
+++ b/kernelci/runtime/__init__.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ class Runtime(abc.ABC):
     TEMPLATES = ['config/runtime', '/etc/kernelci/runtime']
 
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument,too-many-arguments
-    def __init__(self, config, user=None, token=None, custom_template_dir=None, kcictx=None):
+    def __init__(self, config, *, user=None, token=None,
+                 custom_template_dir=None, kcictx=None):
         """A Runtime object can be used to run jobs in a runtime environment
 
         *config* is a kernelci.config.runtime.Runtime object
diff --git a/kernelci/runtime/lava.py b/kernelci/runtime/lava.py
index 547786eb77..0b3df3a8c4 100644
--- a/kernelci/runtime/lava.py
+++ b/kernelci/runtime/lava.py
@@ -345,9 +345,7 @@ def _get_priority(self, job):
             node = job.node
             submitter = node.get('submitter')
             if submitter and submitter != 'service:pipeline':
-                priority = priority + 1
-                if priority > self.config.priority_max:
-                    priority = self.config.priority_max
+                priority = min(priority + 1, self.config.priority_max)
         return priority
 
     def get_params(self, job, api_config=None):
diff --git a/kernelci/scheduler.py b/kernelci/scheduler.py
index bbdcd9402c..3fceb53735 100644
--- a/kernelci/scheduler.py
+++ b/kernelci/scheduler.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def get_schedule(self, event, channel='node'):
         for config in self.get_configs(event, channel):
             runtime_name = config.runtime.get('name')
             runtime_type = config.runtime.get('type')
+            runtime = None
             if runtime_name:
                 runtime = self._runtimes.get(runtime_name)
             elif runtime_type:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 59220bb958..e08aa5e8dc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = {text = "LGPL-2.1-or-later"}
 dependencies = [
-  "azure-storage-blob==12.23.1",
-  "azure-storage-file-share==12.13.0",
+  "azure-storage-blob==12.27.1",
+  "azure-storage-file-share==12.23.1",
   "bson==0.5.10",
-  "click==8.1.3",
-  "cloudevents==1.9.0",
+  "click==8.3.1",
+  "cloudevents==1.12.0",
   "docker==7.1.0",
   "jinja2==3.1.6",
-  "kubernetes==26.1.0",
-  "paramiko==3.4.0",
-  "pydantic==2.9.2",
-  "pyelftools==0.29",
-  "pytest==7.4.0",
-  "pyyaml==6.0.2",
-  "requests==2.32.4",
-  "scp==0.14.5",
+  "kubernetes==34.1.0",
+  "paramiko==4.0.0",
+  "pydantic==2.12.5",
+  "pyelftools==0.32",
+  "pytest==9.0.2",
+  "pyyaml==6.0.3",
+  "requests==2.32.5",
+  "scp==0.15.0",
   "toml==0.10.2",
 ]
 authors = [
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ classifiers = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
-  "mypy==1.4.1",
-  "pycodestyle==2.10.0",
-  "pylint==2.17.2",
-  "pytest-mock==3.11.1",
-  "types-PyYAML==6.0.12.10",
-  "types-requests==2.31.0.1",
-  "types-urllib3==1.26.25.13",
+  "mypy==1.19.1",
+  "pycodestyle==2.14.0",
+  "pylint==4.0.4",
+  "pytest-mock==3.15.1",
+  "types-PyYAML==6.0.12.20250915",
+  "types-requests==2.32.4.20250913",
+  "types-urllib3==1.26.25.14",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 17596fcdde..9ddd6b7fae 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 -r requirements.txt
-mypy==1.4.1
-pycodestyle==2.10.0
-pylint==2.17.2
-pytest-mock==3.11.1
-types-PyYAML==6.0.12.10
-types-requests==2.31.0.1
-types-urllib3==1.26.25.13
+mypy==1.19.1
+pycodestyle==2.14.0
+pylint==4.0.4
+pytest-mock==3.15.1
+types-PyYAML==6.0.12.20250915
+types-requests==2.32.4.20250913
+types-urllib3==1.26.25.14
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ec6424a3d3..4ef150d573 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-azure-storage-blob==12.23.1
-azure-storage-file-share==12.13.0
+azure-storage-blob==12.27.1
+azure-storage-file-share==12.23.1
 bson==0.5.10
-click==8.1.3
-cloudevents==1.9.0
+click==8.3.1
+cloudevents==1.12.0
 docker==7.1.0
 jinja2==3.1.6
 kubernetes==34.1.0
-paramiko==3.4.0
-pydantic==2.9.2
-pyelftools==0.29
-pytest==7.4.0
-pyyaml==6.0.2
-requests==2.32.4
-scp==0.14.5
+paramiko==4.0.0
+pydantic==2.12.5
+pyelftools==0.32
+pytest==9.0.2
+pyyaml==6.0.3
+requests==2.32.5
+scp==0.15.0
 toml==0.10.2