diff --git a/.github/workflows/black.yml b/.github/workflows/black.yml
index 9f375ce..f9b00e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/black.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/black.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: psf/black@25.11.0
+      - uses: psf/black@26.3.0
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2479a9c..be39b07 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-  rev: 25.11.0
+  rev: 26.3.0
   hooks:
   - id: black
 - repo: local
diff --git a/annexremote/annexremote.py b/annexremote/annexremote.py
index 524e047..9d6d6e2 100644
--- a/annexremote/annexremote.py
+++ b/annexremote/annexremote.py
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ def do_PREPARE(self):
 
     def do_TRANSFER(self, param):
         try:
-            (method, key, file_) = param.split(" ", 2)
+            method, key, file_ = param.split(" ", 2)
         except ValueError:
             raise SyntaxError("Expected Key File")
 
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ def do_TRANSFEREXPORT(self, param):
         if not self.exporting:
             raise ProtocolError("Export request without prior EXPORT")
         try:
-            (method, key, file_) = param.split(" ", 2)
+            method, key, file_ = param.split(" ", 2)
         except ValueError:
             raise SyntaxError("Expected Key File")
 
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ def do_RENAMEEXPORT(self, param):
         if not self.exporting:
             raise ProtocolError("Export request without prior EXPORT")
         try:
-            (key, new_name) = param.split(None, 1)
+            key, new_name = param.split(None, 1)
         except ValueError:
             raise SyntaxError("Expected TRANSFER STORE Key File")
 
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ def getcreds(self, setting):
         UnexpectedMessage
             If git-annex does not respond correctly to this request, which is very unlikely.
         """
-        (user, password) = self._ask(
+        user, password = self._ask(
             "GETCREDS {setting}".format(setting=setting), "CREDS", 2
         )
         # TODO: (v2.0) use namedtuple instead of dict