⬆️ Update runners and prek checks

.github/workflows/cd.yml

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ jobs:
           [
             ubuntu-24.04,
             ubuntu-24.04-arm,
+            macos-15,
             macos-15-intel,
-            macos-14,
-            windows-2022,
+            windows-2025,
             windows-11-arm,
           ]
     uses: munich-quantum-toolkit/workflows/.github/workflows/reusable-python-packaging-wheel-cibuildwheel.yml@d6314c45667c131055a0389afc110e8dedc6da3f # v1.17.11

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        runs-on: [macos-15-intel, macos-14]
+        runs-on: [macos-15, macos-15-intel]
         compiler: [clang]
         config: [Release]
         include:
-          - runs-on: macos-14
+          - runs-on: macos-15
             compiler: clang
             config: Debug
     uses: munich-quantum-toolkit/workflows/.github/workflows/reusable-cpp-tests-macos.yml@d6314c45667c131055a0389afc110e8dedc6da3f # v1.17.11
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        runs-on: [windows-2022, windows-11-arm]
+        runs-on: [windows-2025, windows-11-arm]
         compiler: [msvc]
         config: [Release]
         include:
-          - runs-on: windows-2022
+          - runs-on: windows-2025
             compiler: msvc
             config: Debug
     uses: munich-quantum-toolkit/workflows/.github/workflows/reusable-cpp-tests-windows.yml@d6314c45667c131055a0389afc110e8dedc6da3f # v1.17.11
@@ -161,7 +161,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        runs-on: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-24.04-arm, macos-15-intel, windows-2022]
+        runs-on:
+          [
+            ubuntu-24.04,
+            ubuntu-24.04-arm,
+            macos-15,
+            macos-15-intel,
+            windows-2025,
+          ]
     uses: munich-quantum-toolkit/workflows/.github/workflows/reusable-python-tests.yml@d6314c45667c131055a0389afc110e8dedc6da3f # v1.17.11
     with:
       runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
@@ -183,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        runs-on: [macos-15, windows-2025]
+        runs-on: [macos-14, windows-2025]
     uses: munich-quantum-toolkit/workflows/.github/workflows/reusable-python-tests.yml@d6314c45667c131055a0389afc110e8dedc6da3f # v1.17.11
     with:
       runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
@@ -215,9 +222,9 @@ jobs:
           [
             ubuntu-24.04,
             ubuntu-24.04-arm,
+            macos-15,
             macos-15-intel,
-            macos-14,
-            windows-2022,
+            windows-2025,
             windows-11-arm,
           ]
     uses: munich-quantum-toolkit/workflows/.github/workflows/reusable-python-packaging-wheel-cibuildwheel.yml@d6314c45667c131055a0389afc110e8dedc6da3f # v1.17.11
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       - python-tests-extensive
       - build-sdist
       - build-wheel
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
       - name: Decide whether the needed jobs succeeded or failed
         uses: re-actors/alls-green@05ac9388f0aebcb5727afa17fcccfecd6f8ec5fe # v1.2.2

.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
       - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@6db134d15f3909ccc9eefd369f02bd1e9cffdf97 # v6.2.0
         env:

.github/workflows/templating.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   render-template:
     name: Render template
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write

.github/workflows/upstream.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        runs-on: [ubuntu-24.04, macos-14, windows-2022]
+        runs-on: [ubuntu-24.04, macos-15, windows-2025]
     uses: munich-quantum-toolkit/workflows/.github/workflows/reusable-qiskit-upstream-tests.yml@d6314c45667c131055a0389afc110e8dedc6da3f # v1.17.11
     with:
       runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,113 +1,157 @@
 # To run all pre-commit checks, use:
 #
-#     pre-commit run -a
+#     uvx prek run -a
 #
 # To install pre-commit hooks that run every time you commit:
 #
-#     pre-commit install
+#     uv tool install prek
+#     prek install
 #
 
 ci:
   autoupdate_commit_msg: "⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks"
-  autofix_commit_msg: "🎨 pre-commit fixes"
   autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
+  autofix_commit_msg: "🎨 pre-commit fixes"
   skip: [ty-check]
 
 repos:
-  # Standard hooks
+  # Priority 0: Fast validation and independent fixers
+
+  ## Standard hooks
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v6.0.0
     hooks:
-      - id: check-added-large-files
-        args: ["--maxkb=2048"]
-      - id: check-case-conflict
-      - id: check-vcs-permalinks
       - id: check-merge-conflict
-      - id: check-symlinks
-      - id: check-json
-      - id: check-toml
-      - id: check-yaml
-      - id: debug-statements
+        priority: 0
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
-      - id: mixed-line-ending
+        priority: 1
       - id: trailing-whitespace
+        priority: 1
 
-  # Clean jupyter notebooks
-  - repo: https://github.com/srstevenson/nb-clean
-    rev: 4.0.1
+  ## Check the pyproject.toml file
+  - repo: https://github.com/henryiii/validate-pyproject-schema-store
+    rev: 2026.01.22
     hooks:
-      - id: nb-clean
-        args:
-          - --remove-empty-cells
-          - --preserve-cell-metadata
-          - raw_mimetype
-          - --
-
-  # Handling unwanted unicode characters
-  - repo: https://github.com/sirosen/texthooks
-    rev: 0.7.1
+      - id: validate-pyproject
+        priority: 0
+
+  ## Check JSON schemata
+  - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
+    rev: 0.36.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-github-workflows
+        priority: 0
+      - id: check-readthedocs
+        priority: 0
+
+  ## Catch common capitalization mistakes
+  - repo: local
     hooks:
-      - id: fix-ligatures
-      - id: fix-smartquotes
+      - id: disallow-caps
+        name: Disallow improper capitalization
+        language: pygrep
+        entry: Nanobind|Numpy|Cmake|CCache|Github|PyTest|Mqt|Tum|MQTopt|MQTref
+        exclude: .pre-commit-config.yaml
+        priority: 0
 
-  # Check for common mistakes
-  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pygrep-hooks
-    rev: v1.10.0
+  ## Check for spelling
+  - repo: https://github.com/adhtruong/mirrors-typos
+    rev: v1.42.1
     hooks:
-      - id: rst-backticks
-      - id: rst-directive-colons
-      - id: rst-inline-touching-normal
+      - id: typos
+        priority: 0
 
-  # Check for license headers
+  ## Check best practices for scientific Python code
+  - repo: https://github.com/scientific-python/cookie
+    rev: 2025.11.21
+    hooks:
+      - id: sp-repo-review
+        additional_dependencies: ["repo-review[cli]"]
+        priority: 0
+
+  ## Check for license headers
   - repo: https://github.com/emzeat/mz-lictools
     rev: v2.9.0
     hooks:
       - id: license-tools
+        priority: 0
 
-  # Ensure uv lock file is up-to-date
+  ## Ensure uv lock file is up-to-date
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
     rev: 0.9.26
     hooks:
       - id: uv-lock
+        priority: 0
 
-  # Python linting using ruff
-  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.14.14
+  ## Tidy up BibTeX files
+  - repo: https://github.com/FlamingTempura/bibtex-tidy
+    rev: v1.14.0
     hooks:
-      - id: ruff-check
-      - id: ruff-format
+      - id: bibtex-tidy
+        args:
+          [
+            "--align=20",
+            "--curly",
+            "--months",
+            "--blank-lines",
+            "--sort",
+            "--strip-enclosing-braces",
+            "--sort-fields",
+            "--trailing-commas",
+            "--remove-empty-fields",
+          ]
+        priority: 0
 
-  # Also run Black on examples in the documentation
-  - repo: https://github.com/adamchainz/blacken-docs
-    rev: 1.20.0
+  # Priority 1: Second-pass fixers
+
+  ## Clang-format the C++ part of the code base automatically
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
+    rev: v21.1.8
     hooks:
-      - id: blacken-docs
-        additional_dependencies: [black==25.*]
+      - id: clang-format
+        types_or: [c++, c, cuda]
+        priority: 1
 
-  # CMake format and lint the CMakeLists.txt files
+  ## CMake format and lint the CMakeLists.txt files
   - repo: https://github.com/cheshirekow/cmake-format-precommit
     rev: v0.6.13
     hooks:
       - id: cmake-format
         additional_dependencies: [pyyaml]
         types: [file]
         files: (\.cmake|CMakeLists.txt)(.in)?$
+        priority: 1
 
-  # Clang-format the C++ part of the code base automatically
-  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
-    rev: v21.1.8
-    hooks:
-      - id: clang-format
-        types_or: [c++, c, cuda]
-
-  # Format configuration files with prettier
+  ## Format configuration files with prettier
   - repo: https://github.com/rbubley/mirrors-prettier
     rev: v3.8.1
     hooks:
       - id: prettier
         types_or: [yaml, markdown, html, css, scss, javascript, json]
+        priority: 1
+
+  ## Python linting using ruff
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.14.14
+    hooks:
+      - id: ruff-format
+        priority: 1
+      - id: ruff-check
+        require_serial: true
+        priority: 2
 
-  ## Static type checking using ty
+  # Priority 2+: Final checks and fixers
+
+  ## Also run Black on examples in the documentation (needs to run after ruff format)
+  - repo: https://github.com/adamchainz/blacken-docs
+    rev: 1.20.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: blacken-docs
+        language: python
+        additional_dependencies: [black==26.*]
+        priority: 2
+
+  ## Static type checking using ty (needs to run after lockfile update/ruff format, and ruff lint)
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: ty-check
@@ -117,57 +161,4 @@ repos:
         require_serial: true
         types_or: [python, pyi, jupyter]
         exclude: ^(docs/)
-
-  # Check for spelling
-  - repo: https://github.com/adhtruong/mirrors-typos
-    rev: v1.42.1
-    hooks:
-      - id: typos
-
-  # Catch common capitalization mistakes
-  - repo: local
-    hooks:
-      - id: disallow-caps
-        name: Disallow improper capitalization
-        language: pygrep
-        entry: Nanobind|Numpy|Cmake|CCache|Github|PyTest|Mqt|Tum
-        exclude: .pre-commit-config.yaml
-
-  # Check best practices for scientific Python code
-  - repo: https://github.com/scientific-python/cookie
-    rev: 2025.11.21
-    hooks:
-      - id: sp-repo-review
-        additional_dependencies: ["repo-review[cli]"]
-
-  # Check JSON schemata
-  - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-    rev: 0.36.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: check-dependabot
-      - id: check-github-workflows
-      - id: check-readthedocs
-
-  # Check the pyproject.toml file
-  - repo: https://github.com/henryiii/validate-pyproject-schema-store
-    rev: 2026.01.22
-    hooks:
-      - id: validate-pyproject
-
-  # Tidy up BibTeX files
-  - repo: https://github.com/FlamingTempura/bibtex-tidy
-    rev: v1.14.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: bibtex-tidy
-        args:
-          [
-            "--align=20",
-            "--curly",
-            "--months",
-            "--blank-lines",
-            "--sort",
-            "--strip-enclosing-braces",
-            "--sort-fields",
-            "--trailing-commas",
-            "--remove-empty-fields",
-          ]
+        priority: 3