diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 7cdc83470..215a9e07b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@
 	"image": "registry.git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/node/dev-vscode",
 	// Uncomment to build the devcontainer locally
 	// "build": {
-	// 	"dockerfile": "${workspaceFolder}/packaging/docker/Dockerfile.fedora",
+	// 	"dockerfile": "../packaging/docker/Dockerfile.fedora",
 	// 	"target": "dev-vscode",
 	// 	"context": ".."
 	// },
 	"remoteUser": "villas",
-	"runArgs": [ "--privileged", "--security-opt", "seccomp=unconfined"],
-
+	"runArgs": [
+		"--privileged",
+		"--security-opt",
+		"seccomp=unconfined"
+	],
 	"customizations": {
 		"vscode": {
 			"extensions": [
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 238f6f9e8..521b6e80e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ VILLASnode is a client/server application to connect simulation equipment and so
  - LabView,
  - and FPGA models
 
-by using protcols such as:
+by using protocols such as:
 
  - IEEE 802.2 Ethernet / IP / UDP,
  - ZeroMQ & nanomsg,
diff --git a/include/villas/nodes/modbus.hpp b/include/villas/nodes/modbus.hpp
index e0f9b61c7..dcee555fc 100644
--- a/include/villas/nodes/modbus.hpp
+++ b/include/villas/nodes/modbus.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <bit>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <optional>
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/packaging/deps.sh b/packaging/deps.sh
index 44ddebb81..130c96381 100644
--- a/packaging/deps.sh
+++ b/packaging/deps.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ should_build() {
 ## Build configuration
 
 # Use shallow git clones to speed up downloads
-GIT_OPTS+=" --depth=1"
+GIT_OPTS+=" --depth=1 --config advice.detachedHead=false"
 
 # Install destination
 PREFIX=${PREFIX:-/usr/local}
diff --git a/python/examples/Shmem_CIGRE_MV.py b/python/examples/Shmem_CIGRE_MV.py
index fc65c551b..3bfe69c91 100644
--- a/python/examples/Shmem_CIGRE_MV.py
+++ b/python/examples/Shmem_CIGRE_MV.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Author: Steffen Vogel <post@steffenvogel.de>
 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014-2023 Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, RWTH Aachen University
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 """  # noqa: E501
+
 import time
 from villas.node.node import Node as VILLASnode
 
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 65f4edc34..24c78d910 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ classifiers = [
     'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
 ]
-dependencies = ['linuxfd', 'requests']
+dependencies = [
+    'linuxfd==1.5',
+    'requests==2.31.0',
+]
 optional-dependencies.dev = [
-    'black',
-    'flake8',
-    'mypy',
-    'pytest',
-    'types-requests',
+    'black==24.2.0',
+    'flake8==7.0.0',
+    'mypy==1.8.0',
+    'pytest==8.0.0',
+    'types-requests==2.31.0.20240125',
 ]
 
 [project.urls]