diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index fe11cca..4a95879 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies:
           - "prettier@^3.2.4"
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/docformatter
-    rev: v1.7.7
+    rev: v1.7.8
     hooks:
       - id: docformatter
         additional_dependencies: [tomli]
         args: [--in-place, --config, ./pyproject.toml]
-        language_version: python3.13
diff --git a/news/docformatter-update.rst b/news/docformatter-update.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..871d72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/docformatter-update.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* No news needed: updating docformatter. Not user facing.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>