diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4f148629a..d79d7e743 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ repos:
       name: TOML Structure
     - id: check-merge-conflict
       name: Merge Conflicts
-  - repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: 'v0.0.272'
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: 'v0.0.278'
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix]
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 23.3.0
+    rev: 23.7.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
         name: Black Formatting
diff --git a/interactions/api/http/http_requests/threads.py b/interactions/api/http/http_requests/threads.py
index f2c9935f6..0f23a0ccd 100644
--- a/interactions/api/http/http_requests/threads.py
+++ b/interactions/api/http/http_requests/threads.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ async def list_thread_members(self, thread_id: "Snowflake_Type") -> List[discord
     async def list_public_archived_threads(
         self,
         channel_id: "Snowflake_Type",
-        limit: int = None,
+        limit: int | None = None,
         before: Optional["Snowflake_Type"] = None,
     ) -> discord_typings.ListThreadsData:
         """
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async def list_public_archived_threads(
     async def list_private_archived_threads(
         self,
         channel_id: "Snowflake_Type",
-        limit: int = None,
+        limit: int | None = None,
         before: Optional["Snowflake_Type"] = None,
     ) -> discord_typings.ListThreadsData:
         """
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async def list_private_archived_threads(
     async def list_joined_private_archived_threads(
         self,
         channel_id: "Snowflake_Type",
-        limit: int = None,
+        limit: int | None = None,
         before: Optional["Snowflake_Type"] = None,
     ) -> discord_typings.ListThreadsData:
         """
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ async def create_forum_thread(
         name: str,
         auto_archive_duration: int,
         message: dict | FormData,
-        applied_tags: List[str] = None,
+        applied_tags: List[str] | None = None,
         rate_limit_per_user: Absent[int] = MISSING,
         files: Absent["UPLOADABLE_TYPE"] = MISSING,
         reason: Absent[str] = MISSING,
diff --git a/interactions/api/http/http_requests/users.py b/interactions/api/http/http_requests/users.py
index f601f3da9..73519cf10 100644
--- a/interactions/api/http/http_requests/users.py
+++ b/interactions/api/http/http_requests/users.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async def group_dm_add_recipient(
         channel_id: "Snowflake_Type",
         user_id: "Snowflake_Type",
         access_token: str,
-        nick: str = None,
+        nick: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Adds a recipient to a Group DM using their access token.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async def group_dm_remove_recipient(self, channel_id: "Snowflake_Type", user_id:
             Route("DELETE", "/channels/{channel_id}/recipients/{user_id}", channel_id=channel_id, user_id=user_id)
         )
 
-    async def modify_current_user_nick(self, guild_id: "Snowflake_Type", nickname: str = None) -> None:
+    async def modify_current_user_nick(self, guild_id: "Snowflake_Type", nickname: str | None = None) -> None:
         """
         Modifies the nickname of the current user in a guild.
 
diff --git a/interactions/api/http/http_requests/webhooks.py b/interactions/api/http/http_requests/webhooks.py
index cf1a97889..f5b372c1c 100644
--- a/interactions/api/http/http_requests/webhooks.py
+++ b/interactions/api/http/http_requests/webhooks.py
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ async def get_guild_webhooks(self, guild_id: "Snowflake_Type") -> List[discord_t
         """
         return await self.request(Route("GET", "/guilds/{guild_id}/webhooks", guild_id=guild_id))
 
-    async def get_webhook(self, webhook_id: "Snowflake_Type", webhook_token: str = None) -> discord_typings.WebhookData:
+    async def get_webhook(
+        self, webhook_id: "Snowflake_Type", webhook_token: str | None = None
+    ) -> discord_typings.WebhookData:
         """
         Return the new webhook object for the given id.
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ async def modify_webhook(
         name: str,
         avatar: Any,
         channel_id: "Snowflake_Type",
-        webhook_token: str = None,
+        webhook_token: str | None = None,
     ) -> discord_typings.WebhookData:
         """
         Modify a webhook.
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ async def modify_webhook(
             payload={"name": name, "avatar": avatar, "channel_id": channel_id},
         )
 
-    async def delete_webhook(self, webhook_id: "Snowflake_Type", webhook_token: str = None) -> None:
+    async def delete_webhook(self, webhook_id: "Snowflake_Type", webhook_token: str | None = None) -> None:
         """
         Delete a webhook.
 
diff --git a/interactions/api/voice/recorder.py b/interactions/api/voice/recorder.py
index 3939e718a..6ae3c51ea 100644
--- a/interactions/api/voice/recorder.py
+++ b/interactions/api/voice/recorder.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 
 class Recorder(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, v_state, loop, *, output_dir: str = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, v_state, loop, *, output_dir: str | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.daemon = True
 
diff --git a/interactions/client/client.py b/interactions/client/client.py
index 4a029deb8..ff1d5383f 100644
--- a/interactions/client/client.py
+++ b/interactions/client/client.py
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ async def wait_for_component(
                 dict,
             ]
         ] = None,
-        check: Absent[Optional[Union[Callable[..., bool], Callable[..., Awaitable[bool]]]]] = None,
+        check: Absent[Optional[Union[Callable[..., bool], Callable[..., Awaitable[bool]]]]] | None = None,
         timeout: Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> "events.Component":
         """
diff --git a/interactions/ext/hybrid_commands/hybrid_slash.py b/interactions/ext/hybrid_commands/hybrid_slash.py
index 6f998b9df..98485c625 100644
--- a/interactions/ext/hybrid_commands/hybrid_slash.py
+++ b/interactions/ext/hybrid_commands/hybrid_slash.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ async def __call__(self, context: SlashContext, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
 
     def group(
         self,
-        name: str = None,
+        name: str | None = None,
         description: str = "No Description Set",
         inherit_checks: bool = True,
         aliases: list[str] | None = None,
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def subcommand(
         group_name: LocalisedName | str = None,
         sub_cmd_description: Absent[LocalisedDesc | str] = MISSING,
         group_description: Absent[LocalisedDesc | str] = MISSING,
-        options: List[Union[SlashCommandOption, dict]] = None,
+        options: List[Union[SlashCommandOption, dict]] | None = None,
         nsfw: bool = False,
         inherit_checks: bool = True,
         aliases: list[str] | None = None,
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ def hybrid_slash_subcommand(
     base_dm_permission: bool = True,
     subcommand_group_description: Optional[str | LocalisedDesc] = None,
     sub_group_desc: Optional[str | LocalisedDesc] = None,
-    scopes: List["Snowflake_Type"] = None,
-    options: List[dict] = None,
+    scopes: List["Snowflake_Type"] | None = None,
+    options: List[dict] | None = None,
     nsfw: bool = False,
     silence_autocomplete_errors: bool = False,
 ) -> Callable[[AsyncCallable], HybridSlashCommand]:
diff --git a/interactions/ext/prefixed_commands/command.py b/interactions/ext/prefixed_commands/command.py
index f8aca4fd2..73c0c7ea7 100644
--- a/interactions/ext/prefixed_commands/command.py
+++ b/interactions/ext/prefixed_commands/command.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
         default: Any = MISSING,
-        type: Type = None,
+        type: Type | None = None,
         kind: inspect._ParameterKind = inspect._ParameterKind.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD,
         converters: Optional[list[Callable[["PrefixedContext", str], Any]]] = None,
         greedy: bool = False,
diff --git a/interactions/ext/sentry.py b/interactions/ext/sentry.py
index 6b334516e..821899927 100644
--- a/interactions/ext/sentry.py
+++ b/interactions/ext/sentry.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def on_error_sentry_hook(self: Task, error: Exception) -> None:
 
 def setup(
     bot: Client,
-    token: str = None,
+    token: str | None = None,
     filter: Optional[Callable[[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]], Optional[dict[str, Any]]]] = None,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/interactions/models/discord/channel.py b/interactions/models/discord/channel.py
index f35e228c6..2638d4a6b 100644
--- a/interactions/models/discord/channel.py
+++ b/interactions/models/discord/channel.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ async def delete_messages(
         else:
             await self._client.http.bulk_delete_messages(self.id, message_ids, reason)
 
-    async def delete_message(self, message: Union[Snowflake_Type, "models.Message"], reason: str = None) -> None:
+    async def delete_message(self, message: Union[Snowflake_Type, "models.Message"], reason: str | None = None) -> None:
         """
         Delete a single message from a channel.
 
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ async def create_thread(
         invitable: Absent[bool] = MISSING,
         rate_limit_per_user: Absent[int] = MISSING,
         auto_archive_duration: AutoArchiveDuration = AutoArchiveDuration.ONE_DAY,
-        reason: Absent[str] = None,
+        reason: Absent[str] | None = None,
     ) -> "TYPE_THREAD_CHANNEL":
         """
         Creates a new thread in this channel. If a message is provided, it will be used as the initial message.
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ async def create_thread(
         return self._client.cache.place_channel_data(thread_data)
 
     async def fetch_public_archived_threads(
-        self, limit: int = None, before: Optional["models.Timestamp"] = None
+        self, limit: int | None = None, before: Optional["models.Timestamp"] = None
     ) -> "models.ThreadList":
         """
         Get a `ThreadList` of archived **public** threads available in this channel.
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ async def fetch_public_archived_threads(
         return models.ThreadList.from_dict(threads_data, self._client)
 
     async def fetch_private_archived_threads(
-        self, limit: int = None, before: Optional["models.Timestamp"] = None
+        self, limit: int | None = None, before: Optional["models.Timestamp"] = None
     ) -> "models.ThreadList":
         """
         Get a `ThreadList` of archived **private** threads available in this channel.
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ async def fetch_private_archived_threads(
         return models.ThreadList.from_dict(threads_data, self._client)
 
     async def fetch_archived_threads(
-        self, limit: int = None, before: Optional["models.Timestamp"] = None
+        self, limit: int | None = None, before: Optional["models.Timestamp"] = None
     ) -> "models.ThreadList":
         """
         Get a `ThreadList` of archived threads available in this channel.
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ async def fetch_archived_threads(
         return models.ThreadList.from_dict(threads_data, self._client)
 
     async def fetch_joined_private_archived_threads(
-        self, limit: int = None, before: Optional["models.Timestamp"] = None
+        self, limit: int | None = None, before: Optional["models.Timestamp"] = None
     ) -> "models.ThreadList":
         """
         Get a `ThreadList` of threads the bot is a participant of in this channel.
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ async def set_permission(
         view_audit_log: bool | None = None,
         view_channel: bool | None = None,
         view_guild_insights: bool | None = None,
-        reason: str = None,
+        reason: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Set the Permission Overwrites for a given target.
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ async def create_thread_from_message(
         name: str,
         message: Snowflake_Type,
         auto_archive_duration: AutoArchiveDuration = AutoArchiveDuration.ONE_DAY,
-        reason: Absent[str] = None,
+        reason: Absent[str] | None = None,
     ) -> "GuildNewsThread":
         """
         Creates a new news thread in this channel.
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ async def create_public_thread(
         name: str,
         auto_archive_duration: AutoArchiveDuration = AutoArchiveDuration.ONE_DAY,
         rate_limit_per_user: Absent[int] = MISSING,
-        reason: Absent[str] = None,
+        reason: Absent[str] | None = None,
     ) -> "GuildPublicThread":
         """
         Creates a new public thread in this channel.
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ async def create_private_thread(
         invitable: Absent[bool] = MISSING,
         auto_archive_duration: AutoArchiveDuration = AutoArchiveDuration.ONE_DAY,
         rate_limit_per_user: Absent[int] = MISSING,
-        reason: Absent[str] = None,
+        reason: Absent[str] | None = None,
     ) -> "GuildPrivateThread":
         """
         Creates a new private thread in this channel.
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ async def create_thread_from_message(
         name: str,
         message: Snowflake_Type,
         auto_archive_duration: AutoArchiveDuration = AutoArchiveDuration.ONE_DAY,
-        reason: Absent[str] = None,
+        reason: Absent[str] | None = None,
     ) -> "GuildPublicThread":
         """
         Creates a new public thread in this channel.
diff --git a/interactions/models/discord/components.py b/interactions/models/discord/components.py
index 0cc3accd2..632089b5e 100644
--- a/interactions/models/discord/components.py
+++ b/interactions/models/discord/components.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def __init__(
         style: ButtonStyle | int,
         label: str | None = None,
         emoji: "PartialEmoji | None | str" = None,
-        custom_id: str = None,
+        custom_id: str | None = None,
         url: str | None = None,
         disabled: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/interactions/models/discord/guild.py b/interactions/models/discord/guild.py
index 1f5dbf86b..325f6655d 100644
--- a/interactions/models/discord/guild.py
+++ b/interactions/models/discord/guild.py
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ async def create_category(
         )
 
     async def delete_channel(
-        self, channel: Union["models.TYPE_GUILD_CHANNEL", Snowflake_Type], reason: str = None
+        self, channel: Union["models.TYPE_GUILD_CHANNEL", Snowflake_Type], reason: str | None = None
     ) -> None:
         """
         Delete the given channel, can handle either a snowflake or channel object.
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ async def unban(
         """
         await self._client.http.remove_guild_ban(self.id, to_snowflake(user), reason=reason)
 
-    async def fetch_widget_image(self, style: str = None) -> str:
+    async def fetch_widget_image(self, style: str | None = None) -> str:
         """
         Fetch a guilds widget image.
 
diff --git a/interactions/models/discord/webhooks.py b/interactions/models/discord/webhooks.py
index 4fda39f99..4d88f8534 100644
--- a/interactions/models/discord/webhooks.py
+++ b/interactions/models/discord/webhooks.py
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ async def send(
         tts: bool = False,
         suppress_embeds: bool = False,
         flags: Optional[Union[int, "MessageFlags"]] = None,
-        username: str = None,
-        avatar_url: str = None,
+        username: str | None = None,
+        avatar_url: str | None = None,
         wait: bool = False,
         thread: "Snowflake_Type" = None,
         **kwargs,
diff --git a/interactions/models/internal/annotations/slash.py b/interactions/models/internal/annotations/slash.py
index 6d0825638..8e156737f 100644
--- a/interactions/models/internal/annotations/slash.py
+++ b/interactions/models/internal/annotations/slash.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def slash_str_option(
     description: str,
     required: bool = False,
     autocomplete: bool = False,
-    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] = None,
+    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] | None = None,
     min_length: Optional[int] = None,
     max_length: Optional[int] = None,
 ) -> Type[str]:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def slash_float_option(
     description: str,
     required: bool = False,
     autocomplete: bool = False,
-    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] = None,
+    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] | None = None,
     min_value: Optional[float] = None,
     max_value: Optional[float] = None,
 ) -> Type[float]:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def slash_int_option(
     description: str,
     required: bool = False,
     autocomplete: bool = False,
-    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] = None,
+    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] | None = None,
     min_value: Optional[float] = None,
     max_value: Optional[float] = None,
 ) -> Type[int]:
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def slash_channel_option(
     description: str,
     required: bool = False,
     autocomplete: bool = False,
-    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] = None,
+    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] | None = None,
     channel_types: Optional[list[Union["ChannelType", int]]] = None,
 ) -> Type["BaseChannel"]:
     """
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def slash_role_option(
     description: str,
     required: bool = False,
     autocomplete: bool = False,
-    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] = None,
+    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] | None = None,
 ) -> Type["Role"]:
     """
     Annotates an argument as a role type slash command option.
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def slash_mentionable_option(
     description: str,
     required: bool = False,
     autocomplete: bool = False,
-    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] = None,
+    choices: List[Union["SlashCommandChoice", dict]] | None = None,
 ) -> Type[Union["Role", "BaseChannel", "User", "Member"]]:
     """
     Annotates an argument as a mentionable type slash command option.
diff --git a/interactions/models/internal/application_commands.py b/interactions/models/internal/application_commands.py
index e89aa1ae0..763bbefff 100644
--- a/interactions/models/internal/application_commands.py
+++ b/interactions/models/internal/application_commands.py
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ def wrapper(call: Callable[..., Coroutine]) -> Callable[..., Coroutine]:
         return wrapper
 
     def group(
-        self, name: str = None, description: str = "No Description Set", inherit_checks: bool = True
+        self, name: str | None = None, description: str = "No Description Set", inherit_checks: bool = True
     ) -> "SlashCommand":
         return SlashCommand(
             name=self.name,
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ def subcommand(
         group_name: LocalisedName | str = None,
         sub_cmd_description: Absent[LocalisedDesc | str] = MISSING,
         group_description: Absent[LocalisedDesc | str] = MISSING,
-        options: List[Union[SlashCommandOption, Dict]] = None,
+        options: List[Union[SlashCommandOption, Dict]] | None = None,
         nsfw: bool = False,
         inherit_checks: bool = True,
     ) -> Callable[..., "SlashCommand"]:
@@ -961,8 +961,8 @@ def subcommand(
     base_dm_permission: bool = True,
     subcommand_group_description: Optional[str | LocalisedDesc] = None,
     sub_group_desc: Optional[str | LocalisedDesc] = None,
-    scopes: List["Snowflake_Type"] = None,
-    options: List[dict] = None,
+    scopes: List["Snowflake_Type"] | None = None,
+    options: List[dict] | None = None,
     nsfw: bool = False,
 ) -> Callable[[AsyncCallable], SlashCommand]:
     """
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ def slash_option(
     opt_type: Union[OptionType, int],
     required: bool = False,
     autocomplete: bool = False,
-    choices: List[Union[SlashCommandChoice, dict]] = None,
+    choices: List[Union[SlashCommandChoice, dict]] | None = None,
     channel_types: Optional[list[Union[ChannelType, int]]] = None,
     min_value: Optional[float] = None,
     max_value: Optional[float] = None,