diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 95a263c2..574104a2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: rst-inline-touching-normal
     -   id: text-unicode-replacement-char
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v2.16.0
+    rev: v2.18.2
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
         args: [--py36-plus]
diff --git a/src/_pytask/collect_command.py b/src/_pytask/collect_command.py
index b3e56078..511d9eaa 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/collect_command.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/collect_command.py
@@ -110,16 +110,12 @@ def _organize_tasks(tasks, common_ancestor):
         task_dict = {
             reduced_task_name: {
                 "depends_on": sorted(
-                    [
-                        relative_to(node.path, common_ancestor)
-                        for node in task.depends_on.values()
-                    ]
+                    relative_to(node.path, common_ancestor)
+                    for node in task.depends_on.values()
                 ),
                 "produces": sorted(
-                    [
-                        relative_to(node.path, common_ancestor)
-                        for node in task.produces.values()
-                    ]
+                    relative_to(node.path, common_ancestor)
+                    for node in task.produces.values()
                 ),
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/_pytask/skipping.py b/src/_pytask/skipping.py
index b902ef8c..98655ca7 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/skipping.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/skipping.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def pytask_execute_task_setup(task):
     markers = get_specific_markers_from_task(task, "skip_ancestor_failed")
     if markers:
         message = "\n".join(
-            [skip_ancestor_failed(*marker.args, **marker.kwargs) for marker in markers]
+            skip_ancestor_failed(*marker.args, **marker.kwargs) for marker in markers
         )
         raise SkippedAncestorFailed(message)
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def pytask_execute_task_setup(task):
     markers = get_specific_markers_from_task(task, "skipif")
     if markers:
         marker_args = [skipif(*marker.args, **marker.kwargs) for marker in markers]
-        message = "\n".join([arg[1] for arg in marker_args if arg[0]])
+        message = "\n".join(arg[1] for arg in marker_args if arg[0])
         should_skip = any(arg[0] for arg in marker_args)
         if should_skip:
             raise Skipped(message)