diff --git a/fixlib/fixlib/units.py b/fixlib/fixlib/units.py
index 08fb20c4b2..2e6e2b21c2 100644
--- a/fixlib/fixlib/units.py
+++ b/fixlib/fixlib/units.py
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 reg.define("Ki = 1 KiB")
 reg.define("KB = 1000 B")
 
-# globally define or register units
-
-bytes_u: pint.Quantity = reg.byte
-
 
 def parse(s: str) -> pint.Quantity:
     return reg.parse_expression(s)
diff --git a/requirements-all.txt b/requirements-all.txt
index df9cb7a7f1..7fbe0e6b8c 100644
--- a/requirements-all.txt
+++ b/requirements-all.txt
@@ -5,22 +5,21 @@ aiohttp[speedups]==3.10.10
 aiohttp-jinja2==1.6
 aiohttp-swagger3==0.9.0
 aiosignal==1.3.1
-appdirs==1.4.4
 apscheduler==3.10.4
 asn1crypto==1.5.1
 astroid==3.3.5
 attrs==24.2.0
 autocommand==2.2.2
 azure-common==1.1.28
-azure-core==1.31.0
+azure-core==1.32.0
 azure-identity==1.19.0
-azure-mgmt-core==1.4.0
+azure-mgmt-core==1.5.0
 azure-mgmt-resource==23.2.0
 backoff==2.2.1
 beautifulsoup4==4.12.3
 black==24.10.0
-boto3==1.35.50
-botocore==1.35.50
+boto3==1.35.57
+botocore==1.35.57
 brotli==1.1.0
 build==1.2.2.post1
 cached-property==2.0.1
@@ -54,12 +53,12 @@ fixinventoryclient==2.0.1
 fixinventorydata==0.2.6
 flake8==7.1.1
 flexcache==0.3
-flexparser==0.3.1
+flexparser==0.4
 frozendict==2.4.6
 frozenlist==1.5.0
 google-api-core==2.22.0
-google-api-python-client==2.149.0
-google-auth==2.35.0
+google-api-python-client==2.151.0
+google-auth==2.36.0
 google-auth-httplib2==0.2.0
 google-cloud-core==2.4.1
 google-cloud-storage==2.18.2
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ google-resumable-media==2.7.2
 googleapis-common-protos==1.65.0
 hcloud==2.2.0
 httplib2==0.22.0
-hypothesis==6.115.5
+hypothesis==6.118.7
 idna==3.10
 importlib-metadata==8.5.0
 iniconfig==2.0.0
@@ -101,12 +100,12 @@ oauth2client==4.1.3
 oauthlib==3.2.2
 onelogin==2.0.4
 orderly-set==5.2.2
-orjson==3.10.10
-packaging==24.1
+orjson==3.10.11
+packaging==24.2
 parsy==2.1
 pathspec==0.12.1
 pep8-naming==0.14.1
-pint==0.24.3
+pint==0.24.4
 pip==24.3.1
 pip-tools==7.4.1
 plantuml==0.3.0
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ pycares==4.4.0
 pycodestyle==2.12.1
 pycparser==2.22
 pyflakes==3.2.0
-pygithub==2.4.0
+pygithub==2.5.0
 pygments==2.18.0
 pyjwt[crypto]==2.9.0
 pylint==3.3.1
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ pyproject-api==1.8.0
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
 pytest==8.3.3
 pytest-asyncio==0.24.0
-pytest-cov==5.0.0
+pytest-cov==6.0.0
 pytest-runner==6.0.1
 python-arango==8.1.2
 python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
@@ -153,13 +152,13 @@ requests-oauthlib==2.0.0
 requests-toolbelt==1.0.0
 retrying==1.3.4
 rfc3339-validator==0.1.4
-rich==13.9.3
+rich==13.9.4
 rsa==4.9
 s3transfer==0.10.3
 schema==0.7.7
 setuptools==75.3.0
 six==1.16.0
-slack-sdk==3.33.2
+slack-sdk==3.33.3
 snowflake-connector-python==3.12.3
 snowflake-sqlalchemy==1.6.1
 sortedcontainers==2.4.0
@@ -172,14 +171,14 @@ tomlkit==0.13.2
 toolz==1.0.0
 tox==4.23.2
 transitions==0.9.2
-typeguard==4.4.0
+typeguard==4.4.1
 types-aiofiles==24.1.0.20240626
 types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20241003
 types-pytz==2024.2.0.20241003
 types-pyyaml==6.0.12.20240917
 types-requests==2.31.0.6
-types-setuptools==75.2.0.20241025
-types-six==1.16.21.20241009
+types-setuptools==75.3.0.20241107
+types-six==1.16.21.20241105
 types-tzlocal==5.1.0.1
 types-urllib3==1.26.25.14
 typing-extensions==4.12.2
@@ -192,8 +191,8 @@ ustache==0.1.6
 virtualenv==20.27.1
 wcwidth==0.2.13
 websocket-client==1.8.0
-wheel==0.44.0
+wheel==0.45.0
 wrapt==1.16.0
-yarl==1.17.0
+yarl==1.17.1
 zc-lockfile==3.0.post1
-zipp==3.20.2
+zipp==3.21.0
diff --git a/requirements-extra.txt b/requirements-extra.txt
index 551a443508..2bf137915e 100644
--- a/requirements-extra.txt
+++ b/requirements-extra.txt
@@ -5,20 +5,19 @@ aiohttp[speedups]==3.10.10
 aiohttp-jinja2==1.6
 aiohttp-swagger3==0.9.0
 aiosignal==1.3.1
-appdirs==1.4.4
 apscheduler==3.10.4
 asn1crypto==1.5.1
 attrs==24.2.0
 autocommand==2.2.2
 azure-common==1.1.28
-azure-core==1.31.0
+azure-core==1.32.0
 azure-identity==1.19.0
-azure-mgmt-core==1.4.0
+azure-mgmt-core==1.5.0
 azure-mgmt-resource==23.2.0
 backoff==2.2.1
 beautifulsoup4==4.12.3
-boto3==1.35.50
-botocore==1.35.50
+boto3==1.35.57
+botocore==1.35.57
 brotli==1.1.0
 cached-property==2.0.1
 cachetools==5.5.0
@@ -45,12 +44,12 @@ fixdatalink[extra]==2.0.2
 fixinventoryclient==2.0.1
 fixinventorydata==0.2.6
 flexcache==0.3
-flexparser==0.3.1
+flexparser==0.4
 frozendict==2.4.6
 frozenlist==1.5.0
 google-api-core==2.22.0
-google-api-python-client==2.149.0
-google-auth==2.35.0
+google-api-python-client==2.151.0
+google-auth==2.36.0
 google-auth-httplib2==0.2.0
 google-cloud-core==2.4.1
 google-cloud-storage==2.18.2
@@ -86,10 +85,10 @@ oauth2client==4.1.3
 oauthlib==3.2.2
 onelogin==2.0.4
 orderly-set==5.2.2
-orjson==3.10.10
-packaging==24.1
+orjson==3.10.11
+packaging==24.2
 parsy==2.1
-pint==0.24.3
+pint==0.24.4
 plantuml==0.3.0
 platformdirs==4.3.6
 policy-sentry==0.13.1
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ pyasn1==0.6.1
 pyasn1-modules==0.4.1
 pycares==4.4.0
 pycparser==2.22
-pygithub==2.4.0
+pygithub==2.5.0
 pygments==2.18.0
 pyjwt[crypto]==2.9.0
 pymysql==1.1.1
@@ -124,13 +123,13 @@ requests-oauthlib==2.0.0
 requests-toolbelt==1.0.0
 retrying==1.3.4
 rfc3339-validator==0.1.4
-rich==13.9.3
+rich==13.9.4
 rsa==4.9
 s3transfer==0.10.3
 schema==0.7.7
 setuptools==75.3.0
 six==1.16.0
-slack-sdk==3.33.2
+slack-sdk==3.33.3
 snowflake-connector-python==3.12.3
 snowflake-sqlalchemy==1.6.1
 sortedcontainers==2.4.0
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ tenacity==9.0.0
 tomlkit==0.13.2
 toolz==1.0.0
 transitions==0.9.2
-typeguard==4.4.0
+typeguard==4.4.1
 typing-extensions==4.12.2
 typish==1.9.3
 tzdata==2024.2
@@ -152,6 +151,6 @@ ustache==0.1.6
 wcwidth==0.2.13
 websocket-client==1.8.0
 wrapt==1.16.0
-yarl==1.17.0
+yarl==1.17.1
 zc-lockfile==3.0.post1
-zipp==3.20.2
+zipp==3.21.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1af1fd3cf8..672f7f15b6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,19 +5,18 @@ aiohttp[speedups]==3.10.10
 aiohttp-jinja2==1.6
 aiohttp-swagger3==0.9.0
 aiosignal==1.3.1
-appdirs==1.4.4
 apscheduler==3.10.4
 attrs==24.2.0
 autocommand==2.2.2
 azure-common==1.1.28
-azure-core==1.31.0
+azure-core==1.32.0
 azure-identity==1.19.0
-azure-mgmt-core==1.4.0
+azure-mgmt-core==1.5.0
 azure-mgmt-resource==23.2.0
 backoff==2.2.1
 beautifulsoup4==4.12.3
-boto3==1.35.50
-botocore==1.35.50
+boto3==1.35.57
+botocore==1.35.57
 brotli==1.1.0
 cached-property==2.0.1
 cachetools==5.5.0
@@ -43,12 +42,12 @@ fixdatalink==2.0.2
 fixinventoryclient==2.0.1
 fixinventorydata==0.2.6
 flexcache==0.3
-flexparser==0.3.1
+flexparser==0.4
 frozendict==2.4.6
 frozenlist==1.5.0
 google-api-core==2.22.0
-google-api-python-client==2.149.0
-google-auth==2.35.0
+google-api-python-client==2.151.0
+google-auth==2.36.0
 google-auth-httplib2==0.2.0
 googleapis-common-protos==1.65.0
 hcloud==2.2.0
@@ -80,11 +79,12 @@ oauth2client==4.1.3
 oauthlib==3.2.2
 onelogin==2.0.4
 orderly-set==5.2.2
-orjson==3.10.10
-packaging==24.1
+orjson==3.10.11
+packaging==24.2
 parsy==2.1
-pint==0.24.3
+pint==0.24.4
 plantuml==0.3.0
+platformdirs==4.3.6
 policy-sentry==0.13.1
 portalocker==2.10.1
 portend==3.2.0
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pyasn1==0.6.1
 pyasn1-modules==0.4.1
 pycares==4.4.0
 pycparser==2.22
-pygithub==2.4.0
+pygithub==2.5.0
 pygments==2.18.0
 pyjwt[crypto]==2.9.0
 pynacl==1.5.0
@@ -113,20 +113,20 @@ requests-oauthlib==2.0.0
 requests-toolbelt==1.0.0
 retrying==1.3.4
 rfc3339-validator==0.1.4
-rich==13.9.3
+rich==13.9.4
 rsa==4.9
 s3transfer==0.10.3
 schema==0.7.7
 setuptools==75.3.0
 six==1.16.0
-slack-sdk==3.33.2
+slack-sdk==3.33.3
 soupsieve==2.6
 sqlalchemy==1.4.54
 tempora==5.7.0
 tenacity==9.0.0
 toolz==1.0.0
 transitions==0.9.2
-typeguard==4.4.0
+typeguard==4.4.1
 typing-extensions==4.12.2
 typish==1.9.3
 tzdata==2024.2
@@ -137,6 +137,6 @@ ustache==0.1.6
 wcwidth==0.2.13
 websocket-client==1.8.0
 wrapt==1.16.0
-yarl==1.17.0
+yarl==1.17.1
 zc-lockfile==3.0.post1
-zipp==3.20.2
+zipp==3.21.0