diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-chart-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-chart-e2e.yaml
index c52493474..20dfae51b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-chart-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-chart-e2e.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
     types: [opened, reopened, ready_for_review, synchronize] # added `ready_for_review` since draft is skipped
     paths:
-      - helm-charts/**
+      - "helm-charts/**"
+      - "!**.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 407585b4e..e7b1dd375 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ repos:
         name: Unused noqa
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
-    rev: 5.13.2
+    rev: 6.0.1
     hooks:
       - id: isort
 
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/docformatter
-    rev: 06907d0
+    rev: v1.7.7
     hooks:
       - id: docformatter
         args: [
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ repos:
           - prettier@3.2.5
 
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black.git
-    rev: 24.10.0
+    rev: 25.1.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
         files: (.*\.py)$
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ repos:
           - black==24.3.0
 
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.3.0
+    rev: v2.4.1
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
         args: [-w]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ repos:
           - tomli
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.8.6
+    rev: v0.12.2
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix, --no-cache]
diff --git a/helm-charts/common/embedding-usvc/README.md b/helm-charts/common/embedding-usvc/README.md
index 422aa74ff..6987ec869 100644
--- a/helm-charts/common/embedding-usvc/README.md
+++ b/helm-charts/common/embedding-usvc/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The OPEA embedding microservice depends on one of the following backend services
 
 - multimodal embedding BridgeTower: please refer to [mm-embedding](../mm-embedding) chart for more information.
 
-- prediction guard: please refert to external [Prediction Guard](https://predictionguard.com) for more information.
+- prediction guard: please refer to external [Prediction Guard](https://predictionguard.com) for more information.
 
 First, you need to get the dependent service deployed, i.e. deploy the `tei` helm chart, `mm-embedding` helm chart, or contact prediction guard to get access info.