diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index ee7bc07..73ee0a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           poetry run pip install --upgrade pip
           poetry install
-      - name: Install supported pandoc 2.19
+      - name: Install supported pandoc 3.14
         run: |
-          wget https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/2.19.2/pandoc-2.19.2-1-amd64.deb
-          sudo dpkg -i pandoc-2.19.2-1-amd64.deb
+          wget https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/3.1.4/pandoc-3.1.4-1-amd64.deb
+          sudo dpkg -i pandoc-3.1.4-1-amd64.deb
       - name: Install unsupported pandoc 2.10
         run: |
           wget https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/2.10.1/pandoc-2.10.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz
@@ -63,51 +63,54 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - name: Validate links in Markdown files
         uses: JustinBeckwith/linkinator-action@v1
         with:
           retry: true
+
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.7
+          python-version: "3.9"
+
       - name: Set Poetry cache
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         id: poetry-cache
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pypoetry/virtualenvs
           key: poetry-${{ hashFiles('**/poetry.lock') }}
-      - name: Upgrade Pip
-        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
       - name: Install Poetry
         run: python -m pip install poetry
+
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          poetry run pip install --upgrade pip
-          poetry install
-      - name: Run linters
-        run: poetry run invoke lint
+        run: poetry install --no-interaction
 
+      - name: Run linters
+        run: poetry run invoke lint --diff
 
   deploy:
     name: Deploy
     needs: [test, lint]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.ref=='refs/heads/main' && github.event_name!='pull_request' }}
+    if: github.ref=='refs/heads/main' && github.event_name!='pull_request'
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.7
+          python-version: "3.9"
+
       - name: Check release
         id: check_release
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install poetry githubrelease httpx==0.16.1 autopub
-          echo "##[set-output name=release;]$(autopub check)"
+          python -m pip install poetry githubrelease httpx==0.18.2 autopub
+          echo "release=$(autopub check)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Publish
         if: ${{ steps.check_release.outputs.release=='' }}
         env:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 753aec9..d62c83b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+ci:
+  autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
+
 # See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for info on hooks
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
@@ -7,6 +10,7 @@ repos:
       - id: check-added-large-files
       - id: check-ast
       - id: check-case-conflict
+      - id: check-docstring-first
       - id: check-merge-conflict
       - id: check-toml
       - id: check-yaml
@@ -26,9 +30,20 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: flake8
         args: [--max-line-length=88]
-        language_version: python3
 
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
     rev: 5.12.0
     hooks:
       - id: isort
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
+    rev: v3.8.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: pyupgrade
+        args: [--py38-plus]
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/hakancelikdev/unimport
+    rev: 0.16.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: unimport
+        args: [--remove, --include-star-import]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3175968..985cb82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Pandoc Reader: A Plugin for Pelican
 ===================================
 
-[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/pelican-plugins/pandoc-reader/build)](https://github.com/pelican-plugins/pandoc-reader/actions)
+[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/pelican-plugins/pandoc-reader/main.yml?branch=main)](https://github.com/pelican-plugins/pandoc-reader/actions)
 [![PyPI Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pelican-pandoc-reader)](https://pypi.org/project/pelican-pandoc-reader/)
 ![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/pelican-pandoc-reader?color=blue)
 
diff --git a/pelican/plugins/pandoc_reader/pandoc_reader.py b/pelican/plugins/pandoc_reader/pandoc_reader.py
index 877c48f..61f90f0 100644
--- a/pelican/plugins/pandoc_reader/pandoc_reader.py
+++ b/pelican/plugins/pandoc_reader/pandoc_reader.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def _create_html(self, source_path, content, pandoc_executable):
         # Find and add bibliography if citations are specified
         if citations:
             for bib_file in self._find_bibs(source_path):
-                pandoc_cmd.append("--bibliography={0}".format(bib_file))
+                pandoc_cmd.append(f"--bibliography={bib_file}")
 
         # Create HTML content using pandoc-reader-default.html template
         output = self._run_pandoc(pandoc_cmd, content)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def _check_defaults(self, defaults_files):
         # Get the data in all defaults files as a string
         defaults_data = ""
         for defaults_file in defaults_files:
-            with open(defaults_file, "r") as file_handle:
+            with open(defaults_file) as file_handle:
                 for line in file_handle.readlines():
                     defaults_data += line
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def _calculate_reading_time(self, content):
             reading_time = math.ceil(float(wordcount) / float(reading_speed))
             if reading_time == 1:
                 time_unit = "minute"
-            reading_time = "{} {}".format(str(reading_time), time_unit)
+            reading_time = f"{str(reading_time)} {time_unit}"
         except ValueError as words_per_minute_nan:
             raise ValueError(
                 "READING_SPEED setting must be a number."
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def _construct_pandoc_command(
             pandoc_cmd.extend(arguments)
         else:
             for defaults_file in defaults_files:
-                pandoc_cmd.append("--defaults={0}".format(defaults_file))
+                pandoc_cmd.append(f"--defaults={defaults_file}")
         return pandoc_cmd
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def _check_arguments(arguments):
         """Check to see that only supported arguments have been passed."""
         for arg in arguments:
             if arg in UNSUPPORTED_ARGUMENTS:
-                raise ValueError("Argument {0} is not supported.".format(arg))
+                raise ValueError(f"Argument {arg} is not supported.")
 
     @staticmethod
     def _check_if_unsupported_settings(defaults):
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def _check_if_unsupported_settings(defaults):
         for arg in UNSUPPORTED_ARGUMENTS:
             arg = arg[2:]
             if defaults.get(arg, ""):
-                raise ValueError("The default {} should be set to false.".format(arg))
+                raise ValueError(f"The default {arg} should be set to false.")
 
     @staticmethod
     def _check_input_format(defaults):
@@ -422,10 +422,8 @@ def _check_input_format(defaults):
         # Case where both reader and from are specified which is not supported
         if reader_input and from_input:
             raise ValueError(
-                (
-                    "Specifying both from and reader is not supported."
-                    " Please specify just one."
-                )
+                "Specifying both from and reader is not supported."
+                " Please specify just one."
             )
 
         if reader_input or from_input:
@@ -450,10 +448,8 @@ def _check_output_format(defaults):
         # Case where both writer and to are specified which is not supported
         if writer_output and to_output:
             raise ValueError(
-                (
-                    "Specifying both to and writer is not supported."
-                    " Please specify just one."
-                )
+                "Specifying both to and writer is not supported."
+                " Please specify just one."
             )
 
         # Case where neither writer nor to value is set to html
@@ -462,9 +458,7 @@ def _check_output_format(defaults):
             and to_output not in VALID_OUTPUT_FORMATS
         ):
             output_formats = " or ".join(VALID_OUTPUT_FORMATS)
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Output format type must be either {}.".format(output_formats)
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"Output format type must be either {output_formats}.")
 
 
 def add_reader(readers):
diff --git a/pelican/plugins/pandoc_reader/test/html/expected_html.py b/pelican/plugins/pandoc_reader/test/html/expected_html.py
index 160b33f..6120469 100644
--- a/pelican/plugins/pandoc_reader/test/html/expected_html.py
+++ b/pelican/plugins/pandoc_reader/test/html/expected_html.py
@@ -1,117 +1,115 @@
 """Expected HTML output for various types of text."""
 
-HTML_WITH_CITATIONS = (
-    '<h2 id="string-theory">String Theory</h2>\n'
-    "<p>But this foundational principle of science has"
-    " now been called into question by"
-    ' <a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/'
-    'string-theory">String Theory</a>,'
-    " which is a relative newcomer to theoretical physics, but one"
-    " that has captured the common imagination, judging by"
-    " the popular explanations that abound on the Web"
-    ' <span class="citation" data-cites="mann2019 wood2019'
-    ' jones2020">[1]–[3]</span>.'
-    " And whether string theory is or is not science, Popper"
-    " notwithstanding, is an issue that is still up for debate"
-    " <span"
-    ' class="citation" data-cites="siegel2015 castelvecchi2016'
-    ' alves2017 francis2019">[4]–[7]</span>.</p>\n'
-    '<h1 class="unnumbered" id="bibliography">References</h1>\n'
-    '<div class="references csl-bib-body" id="refs"'
-    ' role="doc-bibliography">\n'
-    '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-mann2019"'
-    ' role="doc-biblioentry">\n'
-    '<div class="csl-left-margin">[1]'
-    ' </div><div class="csl-right-inline">A. Mann,'
-    " <span>“<span>What Is String Theory?</span>”</span>"
-    " Mar. 20, 2019. [Online]."
-    ' Available: <a href="https://www.livescience.com/'
-    '65033-what-is-string-theory.html">'
-    "https://www.livescience.com/"
-    "65033-what-is-string-theory.html</a>."
-    " [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>\n"
-    "</div>\n"
-    '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-wood2019"'
-    ' role="doc-biblioentry">\n'
-    '<div class="csl-left-margin">[2] </div>'
-    '<div class="csl-right-inline">'
-    "C. Wood, <span>“<span>What Is String Theory?</span>."
-    " Reference article:"
-    " A simplified explanation and brief history of string"
-    " theory,”</span> Jul. 11, 2019."
-    ' [Online]. Available: <a href="https://www.space.com/'
-    '17594-string-theory.html">'
-    "https://www.space.com/17594-string-theory.html</a>."
-    " [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>\n"
-    "</div>\n"
-    '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-jones2020"'
-    ' role="doc-biblioentry">\n'
-    '<div class="csl-left-margin">[3]'
-    ' </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
-    'A. Z. Jones, <span>“<span class="nocase">The Basics of String'
-    " Theory</span>,”</span> Mar. 02, 2019. [Online]. Available:"
-    ' <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/'
-    'what-is-string-theory-2699363">'
-    "https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-string-theory-2699363</a>."
-    " [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>\n"
-    "</div>\n"
-    '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-siegel2015"'
-    ' role="doc-biblioentry">\n'
-    '<div class="csl-left-margin">[4]'
-    ' </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
-    "E. Siegel, <span>“<span>Why String Theory Is Not A Scientific"
-    " Theory</span>,”</span> Dec. 23, 2015. [Online]. Available:"
-    " <a"
-    ' href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/'
-    "startswithabang/2015/12/23/"
-    'why-string-theory-is-not-science/">https://www.forbes.com/'
-    "sites/startswithabang/2015/12/23/"
-    "why-string-theory-is-not-science/</a>."
-    " [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>\n"
-    "</div>\n"
-    '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-castelvecchi2016"'
-    ' role="doc-biblioentry">\n'
-    '<div class="csl-left-margin">[5]'
-    ' </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
-    'D. Castelvecchi, <span>“<span class="nocase">'
-    "Feuding physicists turn"
-    " to philosophy for help</span>. String theory is at the"
-    " heart of a debate over the integrity of the scientific"
-    " method itself,”</span> Jan. 05, 2016. [Online]. Available:"
-    ' <a href="https://www.nature.com/news/'
-    'feuding-physicists-turn-to-philosophy-for-help-1.19076">'
-    "https://www.nature.com/news/"
-    "feuding-physicists-turn-to-philosophy-for-help-1.19076</a>."
-    " [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>\n"
-    "</div>\n"
-    '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-alves2017"'
-    ' role="doc-biblioentry">\n'
-    '<div class="csl-left-margin">[6] </div>'
-    '<div class="csl-right-inline">'
-    'R. A. Batista and J. Primack, <span>“<span class="nocase">'
-    "Is String theory falsifiable?</span>. Can a theory that isn’t"
-    " completely testable still be useful to physics?”</span>"
-    " [Online]."
-    ' Available: <a href="https://metafact.io/factchecks/'
-    '30-is-string-theory-falsifiable">'
-    "https://metafact.io/factchecks/"
-    "30-is-string-theory-falsifiable</a>."
-    " [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>\n"
-    "</div>\n"
-    '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-francis2019"'
-    ' role="doc-biblioentry">\n'
-    '<div class="csl-left-margin">[7]'
-    ' </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
-    'M. R. Francis, <span>“<span class="nocase">Falsifiability and'
-    " physics</span>. Can a theory that isn’t completely testable"
-    " still be useful to physics?”</span> Apr. 23, 2019."
-    " [Online]. Available:"
-    ' <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/'
-    'article/is-string-theory-science/">'
-    "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-"
-    "string-theory-science/</a>. [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>\n"
-    "</div>\n"
-    "</div>"
+HTML_WITH_CITATIONS = "\n".join(
+    [
+        '<h2 id="string-theory">String Theory</h2>',
+        (
+            "<p>But this foundational principle of science has now "
+            "been called into question by "
+            '<a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/string-theory">'
+            "String Theory</a>, "
+            "which is a relative newcomer to theoretical physics, but one that has "
+            "captured the common imagination, judging by the popular explanations "
+            "that abound on the Web "
+            '<span class="citation" data-cites="mann2019 wood2019 jones2020">[1]–[3]'
+            "</span>. And whether string theory is or is not science, Popper "
+            "notwithstanding, is an issue that is still up for debate "
+            '<span class="citation" '
+            'data-cites="siegel2015 castelvecchi2016 alves2017 francis2019">'
+            "[4]–[7]</span>.</p>"
+        ),
+        '<h1 class="unnumbered" id="bibliography">References</h1>',
+        '<div class="references csl-bib-body" id="refs" role="list">',
+        '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-mann2019" role="listitem">',
+        (
+            '<div class="csl-left-margin">[1] </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
+            "A. Mann, "
+            "<span>“<span>What Is String Theory?</span>”</span> Mar. 20, 2019. "
+            "Available: "
+            '<a href="https://www.livescience.com/65033-what-is-string-theory.html">'
+            "https://www.livescience.com/65033-what-is-string-theory.html</a>. "
+            "[Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>"
+        ),
+        "</div>",
+        '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-wood2019" role="listitem">',
+        (
+            '<div class="csl-left-margin">[2] </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
+            "C. Wood, <span>“<span>What Is String Theory?</span>. Reference article: "
+            "A simplified explanation and brief history of string theory,”</span> "
+            'Jul. 11, 2019. Available: <a href="https://www.space.com/'
+            "17594-string-theory"
+            '.html">https://www.space.com/17594-string-theory.html</a>. '
+            "[Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>"
+        ),
+        "</div>",
+        '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-jones2020" role="listitem">',
+        (
+            '<div class="csl-left-margin">[3] </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
+            'A. Z. Jones, <span>“<span class="nocase">The Basics of String Theory'
+            "</span>,"
+            '”</span> Mar. 02, 2019. Available: <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/'
+            'what-is-string-theory-2699363">https://www.thoughtco.com/'
+            "what-is-string-theory-2699363</a>. [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>"
+        ),
+        "</div>",
+        '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-siegel2015" role="listitem">',
+        (
+            '<div class="csl-left-margin">[4] </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
+            "E. Siegel, "
+            "<span>“<span>Why String Theory Is Not A Scientific Theory</span>,”</span> "
+            "Dec. "
+            '23, 2015. Available: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang'
+            '/2015/12/23/why-string-theory-is-not-science/">https://www.forbes.com'
+            "/sites/"
+            "startswithabang/2015/12/23/why-string-theory-is-not-science/</a>. "
+            "[Accessed: "
+            "Nov. 12, 2020]</div>"
+        ),
+        "</div>",
+        '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-castelvecchi2016" role="listitem">',
+        (
+            '<div class="csl-left-margin">[5] </div><div class="csl-right-inline">D. '
+            'Castelvecchi, <span>“<span class="nocase">Feuding physicists turn to '
+            "philosophy "
+            "for help</span>. String theory is at the heart of a debate over the "
+            "integrity of "
+            "the scientific method itself,”</span> Jan. 05, 2016. Available: "
+            '<a href="https://www.nature.com/news/feuding-physicists-turn-to-philosophy'
+            "-for-"
+            'help-1.19076">https://www.nature.com/news/feuding-physicists-turn-to-'
+            "philosophy-"
+            "for-help-1.19076</a>. [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>"
+        ),
+        "</div>",
+        '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-alves2017" role="listitem">',
+        (
+            '<div class="csl-left-margin">[6] </div><div class="csl-right-inline">R. '
+            'A. Batista and J. Primack, <span>“<span class="nocase">Is String theory '
+            "falsifiable?</span>. Can a theory that isn’t completely testable still be "
+            "useful "
+            'to physics?”</span> Available: <a href="https://metafact.io/factchecks/'
+            "30-is-"
+            'string-theory-falsifiable">https://metafact.io/factchecks/30-is-string-'
+            "theory-"
+            "falsifiable</a>. [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>"
+        ),
+        "</div>",
+        '<div class="csl-entry" id="ref-francis2019" role="listitem">',
+        (
+            '<div class="csl-left-margin">[7] </div><div class="csl-right-inline">'
+            "M. R. "
+            'Francis, <span>“<span class="nocase">Falsifiability and physics</span>. '
+            "Can a theory that isn’t completely testable still be useful to physics?”"
+            "</span> "
+            'Apr. 23, 2019. Available: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/'
+            "article/"
+            'is-string-theory-science/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/'
+            "is-string-"
+            "theory-science/</a>. [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2020]</div>"
+        ),
+        "</div>",
+        "</div>",
+    ]
 )
 
 HTML_CITATION_TOC = (
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6da3eff..2b06aa5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ classifiers = [
 "Issue Tracker" = "https://github.com/pelican-plugins/pandoc-reader/issues"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.6.2,<4.0"
+python = ">=3.8.1,<4.0"
 pelican = ">=4.5"
 markdown = {version = "<=3.3.4", optional = true}
 markdown-word-count = "^0.0.1"
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ beautifulsoup4 = "^4.9.3"
 "ruamel.yaml" = "^0.17.21"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
-black = {version = "*", allow-prereleases = true}
+black = "^23"
 flake8 = "^4.0.1"
 flake8-black = "^0.2.0"
-invoke = "^1.3"
-isort = "^5.4"
+invoke = "^2.0"
+isort = "^5.12.0"
 livereload = "^2.6"
 markdown = "<=3.3.4"
 pytest = "^6.0"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ markdown = ["markdown"]
 [tool.autopub]
 project-name = "Pandoc Reader"
 git-username = "botpub"
-git-email = "botpub@autopub.rocks"
+git-email = "52496925+botpub@users.noreply.github.com"
 append-github-contributor = true
 
 [tool.isort]