diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 52b925b8c2..ec003a879d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repos:
       - id: isort
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 23.3.0
+    rev: 23.7.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
         name: black
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index da4c27a1f5..7decc210b5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         "hypothesis-jsonschema==0.19.0",  # JSON Schema fuzzer extension
     ],
     "lint": [
-        "black>=23.3.0,<24",  # Auto-formatter and linter
-        "mypy>=0.991,<2",  # Static type analyzer
+        "black>=23.7.0,<24",  # Auto-formatter and linter
+        "mypy>=1.4.1,<2",  # Static type analyzer
         "types-PyYAML",  # Needed due to mypy typeshed
         "types-requests",  # Needed due to mypy typeshed
         "types-setuptools",  # Needed due to mypy typeshed
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     },
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        "click>=8.1.3,<8.1.4",
+        "click>=8.1.6,<9",
         "ijson>=3.1.4,<4",
         "importlib-metadata",
         "ipython>=8.5.0,<9",
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@
         "eth-utils>=2.0.0,<3",
         "hexbytes>=0.2.3,<1",
         "py-geth>=3.13.0,<4",
-        "web3[tester]>=6.5.0,<7",
+        "web3[tester]>=6.6.1,<7",
         # ** Dependencies maintained by ApeWorX **
         "eip712>=0.2.1,<0.3",
         "ethpm-types>=0.5.3,<0.6",
-        "evm-trace>=0.1.0a21",
+        "evm-trace==0.1.0a21",
     ],
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": ["ape=ape._cli:cli"],
diff --git a/src/ape/cli/arguments.py b/src/ape/cli/arguments.py
index 48455e1fd3..d6306c0aff 100644
--- a/src/ape/cli/arguments.py
+++ b/src/ape/cli/arguments.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import click
 from eth_utils import is_hex
 
-from ape import accounts
+from ape import accounts, project
 from ape.api import AccountAPI
 from ape.cli.choices import Alias
 from ape.cli.paramtype import AllFilePaths
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ def _raise_bad_arg(name):
     resolved_contract_paths = set()
     for contract_path in contract_paths:
         # Adds missing absolute path as well as extension.
-        resolved_contract_path = ctx.obj.project_manager.lookup_path(contract_path)
-
+        pm = project if ctx.obj is None else ctx.obj.project_manager
+        resolved_contract_path = pm.lookup_path(contract_path)
         if not resolved_contract_path:
             _raise_bad_arg(contract_path.name)
 
diff --git a/src/ape/cli/paramtype.py b/src/ape/cli/paramtype.py
index 4cdb92c65e..1997a66e25 100644
--- a/src/ape/cli/paramtype.py
+++ b/src/ape/cli/paramtype.py
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ class AllFilePaths(Path):
     or a list containing only the given file.
     """
 
-    def convert(
+    def convert(  # type: ignore[override]
         self, value: Any, param: Optional["Parameter"], ctx: Optional["Context"]
     ) -> List[PathLibPath]:
         path = super().convert(value, param, ctx)
+        assert isinstance(path, PathLibPath)  # For mypy
 
         # NOTE: Return the path if it does not exist so it can be resolved downstream.
         return get_all_files_in_directory(path) if path.is_dir() else [path]
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_cli.py b/tests/functional/test_cli.py
index 607395db39..be4e951db0 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_cli.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     NetworkBoundCommand,
     PromptChoice,
     account_option,
+    contract_file_paths_argument,
     get_user_selected_account,
     network_option,
     verbosity_option,
@@ -323,3 +324,13 @@ def test_account_prompt_name():
     assert option.name == "account"
     option = AccountAliasPromptChoice(name="account_z")
     assert option.name == "account_z"
+
+
+def test_contract_file_paths_argument(runner):
+    @click.command()
+    @contract_file_paths_argument()
+    def cmd(file_paths):
+        pass
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cmd, ["path0", "path1"])
+    assert "Contract 'path0' not found" in result.output