diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 35a14a5524ba..6e57fa53a7e8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ disable = [
     "docstring-first-line-empty", # relax docstring style
     "import-outside-toplevel", "import-error", # overzealous with our optionals/dynamic packages
     "nested-min-max", # this gives false equivalencies if implemented for the current lint version
+    "consider-using-max-builtin", "consider-using-min-builtin",  # unnecessary stylistic opinion
 # TODO(#9614): these were added in modern Pylint. Decide if we want to enable them. If so,
 #  remove from here and fix the issues. Else, move it above this section and add a comment
 #  with the rationale
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ disable = [
     "no-member",
     "no-value-for-parameter",
     "not-context-manager",
+    "possibly-used-before-assignment",
     "unexpected-keyword-arg",
     "unnecessary-dunder-call",
     "unnecessary-lambda-assignment",
diff --git a/qiskit/transpiler/passmanager.py b/qiskit/transpiler/passmanager.py
index bb1344e34cba..96c0be11b448 100644
--- a/qiskit/transpiler/passmanager.py
+++ b/qiskit/transpiler/passmanager.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import re
 from collections.abc import Iterator, Iterable, Callable
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import Union, List, Any
+from typing import Union, List, Any, TypeVar
 
 from qiskit.circuit import QuantumCircuit
 from qiskit.converters import circuit_to_dag, dag_to_circuit
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 from .exceptions import TranspilerError
 from .layout import TranspileLayout, Layout
 
-_CircuitsT = Union[List[QuantumCircuit], QuantumCircuit]
+_CircuitsT = TypeVar("_CircuitsT", bound=Union[List[QuantumCircuit], QuantumCircuit])
 
 
 class PassManager(BasePassManager):
diff --git a/qiskit/visualization/circuit/text.py b/qiskit/visualization/circuit/text.py
index c2846da0b758..bec1ccf4a3ee 100644
--- a/qiskit/visualization/circuit/text.py
+++ b/qiskit/visualization/circuit/text.py
@@ -739,13 +739,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._wire_map = {}
         self.cregbundle = cregbundle
 
-        if encoding:
-            self.encoding = encoding
-        else:
-            if sys.stdout.encoding:
-                self.encoding = sys.stdout.encoding
-            else:
-                self.encoding = "utf8"
+        self.encoding = encoding or sys.stdout.encoding or "utf8"
 
         self._nest_depth = 0  # nesting depth for control flow ops
         self._expr_text = ""  # expression text to display
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index c75237e77edd..7c5a909bd395 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ black[jupyter]~=24.1
 #
 # These versions are pinned precisely because pylint frequently includes new
 # on-by-default lint failures in new versions, which breaks our CI.
-astroid==2.14.2
-pylint==2.16.2
+astroid==3.2.2
+pylint==3.2.3
 ruff==0.0.267